The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 155

Elite families in this circle placed immense value on marital ties.

Cassidy's aunt's sister was the cousin of Maloney Jameson's uncle by marriage.

Even though Cassidy and Maloney were so distantly related you couldn't link them if you tried.

Still, nearly twenty families—including the Quinns, the Harts, the Jamesons, and others—had formed an impenetrable business alliance through layers of marriage.

Pooling resources, watching each other's backs, and moving as a united front guaranteed they always remained at the top of the food chain.

Because of this.

The Hart family, seated at the very core of this alliance, was an entity neither the Quigleys nor the Smiths could ever afford to cross.

Throughout the entire exchange, Mr. and Mrs. Smith didn't dare breathe a single word.

Mr. Smith was notorious for being a tyrant at home and a dictator to his employees, but the moment he faced someone with real power, he turned into a total coward.

As for Howard and Martha Quigley, they were still entirely in the dark.

Howard had just been hospitalized the day before, courtesy of his son's stubbornness spiking his blood pressure.

They had rushed straight from the hospital at the crack of dawn the moment the Harts summoned them.

They had only gotten a rough breakdown of the situation on the ride over.

They were still in a fog.

Yates was the only one frantically trying to argue his case.

He was the one who started this mess.

He hired Vantage PR, and he released the video.

Yates had never imagined that a simple internet influencer would have such colossal backing.

In reality, Felix's identity wasn't a heavily guarded secret online.

Back when he was getting roasted as an actor, netizens had dug up his real background.

People joked that he was just a spoiled rich kid slumming it in showbiz for fun.

Penelope watched him quietly. "So you're saying you only accidentally caught my son in the crossfire?"

"Yes, exactly," Yates nodded frantically. "Collateral damage. That's all it was."

"And you think things escalating to this point is just a little domestic dispute?"

"Yes, it's just a family matter between me and my fiancée."

Penelope offered a soft smile and said lightly, "Young man, don't treat me like an idiot."

"Jasmine is my son's business partner. From day one, I had her background thoroughly investigated."

A faint, piercing sharpness glinted in Penelope's eyes as she leveled a stare at Yates. "She is not your fiancée. Your engagement party was ruined, and you certainly aren't her family. You have no right to set the record straight for her."

"She is my fiancée!" Yates argued desperately, glancing at Jasmine for the second time.

Jasmine still didn't look up.

"Our engagement was never called off! We're getting married next year!" Yates turned to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. "Her parents can vouch for me!"