A Wedding Night Gone Terribly Wrong novel Chapter 154

"Quentin Adams, you can dodge responsibility all you want and pretend your hands are clean, but the things you did are facts! Winifred isn't an idiot!"

Quentin lowered his gaze, putting on an expression of deep remorse, but his tone remained irritatingly confident. "Winifred is gentle, kind, and forgiving. As long as I apologize to her and show genuine repentance, she'll forgive me."

Shelly couldn't argue with that. In daily life, Winifred was exactly that kind of person. For instance, Shelly slacked off at work constantly, collecting a high salary for doing nothing, and Winifred had never reported her. Once, Shelly had even botched an acupuncture treatment on a patient, and Winifred had quietly stepped in to fix it without making a scene.

Shelly felt a sudden spike of panic, but her rage burned hotter. Pointing a manicured finger at him, she hissed, "I am not breaking up with you. Don't even think about dumping me. If you dare try to marry Winifred, I will take you down with me!"

With that, she grabbed her designer bag and sprinted away.

"Aunt Shelly!"

"Wait for us!"

Larissa and Demi chased after her. The two sisters flanked her, offering sickly sweet comfort. "Don't be scared. We still have a huge backer. Just call Iris. She'll help us."

Shelly's eyes lit up. Right! She had a massive trump card. Quentin was partnering with Iris Morgan to open a massive pharmaceutical company. Iris was the CEO, Quentin the VP, and the entire operation was bankrolled and masterminded by Holden Lockwood.

Compared to them, what was Winifred? Iris was a reality TV queen with fame, fortune, and a terrifyingly powerful fiancé. All Shelly had to do was say the word, and Iris would unleash Holden on Winifred. Once Winifred was crushed, Quentin would come crawling back.

"Second, Demi said Quentin is partnering with Iris Morgan to open a massive company. And the main backer making it happen is Holden Lockwood. Quentin has been completely bought out by them."

Winifred wasn't surprised that the Adams family was toxic; she knew that. But Quentin partnering with Iris? That was a shock. It was glaringly obvious that Holden's 'partnership' with Quentin defied all standard business logic. A real partnership required proportional capital and equity.

Quentin had zero capital. His savings had gone into paying off his mortgage, and the money he made recently had been squandered on Shelly—fancy dinners, hotel rooms, and luxury gifts. Quentin couldn't possibly match Holden's investment.

For Holden to agree to a partnership under those conditions, there could only be one reason.