You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 890

“Where did you get all that money? Did you win the lottery or something?” Jackson eyed her up and down, like he was checking if she’d grown an extra head. He clearly didn’t believe a word of it.

Chelsea wasn’t exactly broke, but she was nowhere near rich either. Maggie kept her on a tight budget, probably because she’d seen too many rich kids go off the rails with too much cash. Chelsea’s allowance was just enough for a comfortable life, but not enough to get into trouble.

“Don’t worry about it,” Chelsea said, brushing him off.

Jackson wouldn’t let it go. “You didn’t rob a bank, did you? Trying to make me your partner in crime?”

“Oh, come on. It’s legit. Are you in or not?”

Jackson made a show of thinking it over, clicking his tongue. “I could be… but if Hector finds out, I’m a dead man.”

Chelsea clenched her jaw. “Fine. I’ll add another half a million.”

Jackson gave her a look. “What, are you calling me a fool?”

“So tell me, how much do you want?” She could see right through him. This was all just haggling.

Jackson just lifted three fingers, slow and silent.

“Three million?” Chelsea almost shouted. “Why don’t you just rob a bank yourself?”

“Robbing a bank is illegal.”

“But robbing me isn’t?”

“You know, this isn’t really teaching our kid good values,” Patricia said.

“Only poor people worry about that. I’ve made enough to keep her set for life. Who needs values with that kind of safety net?”

Patricia was stumped for a second. He wasn’t exactly wrong, but it didn’t feel right, either. “She’s just a baby. It’s not like she cares.”

“You can’t just give her cheap stuff because she doesn’t know the difference.”

Patricia picked up a onesie she’d been eyeing and checked the price. It was well into the four digits. And he still thought that was cheap? “Fine, you pick.”

Oliver didn’t react to her little protest. He just wrapped his arm around her waist and steered her through the store. “Let’s pick together. Don’t give up so easily. We’re going to disagree about raising our kid sometimes, that’s normal. We have to get used to working through those differences together. No matter what, we both want what’s best for her.”