Divorce or die 17
Chapter 17 “You okay?” Quinn murmured from behind her, his voice low with concern. Allison didn’t turn around right away. Her father’s death had always been a wound she carried close to the chest. She forced a smile and glanced over her shoulder. “I’m fine ” But then her expression shifted–something cold flickered in her eyes. “Can you help me?” she asked quietly. “I want to take the Rockwoods down. All of them.” Quinn didn’t even hesitate. “Anything you want, I’m in. Whatever you can’t finish…. I’ll handle the rest.” Hegently smoothed a hand over her head, brushing a tear from her cheek with his thumb. Allison nodded, then leaned in and wrapped her arms around him. She didn’t know when it had started, but something about Quinn had become different, With him, she didn’t have to pretend. She could just be With Quinn’s support, Allison secured full control of Winters Group and took over as acting CEO. And once she was firmly in place, she made her move, She bought up Rockwood Holdings‘ struggling projects for pennies on the dollar. She deliberately tanked their growth trajectory. And when the time was right, she dumped a sizable chunk of inherited stock–sending the Rockwood shares into chaos. Alexander scrambled to keep up. Every attempt to meet with her was shut down. The gifts he sent? Returned unopened He was drowning in debt, the company hemorrhaging money, and nothing he did could slow the bleeding. One day, Alexander showed up outside the Winters Group headquarters, waiting to catch her in person. When he saw her step out of the lobby, dressed in an immaculate white suit, hair swept into a sleek updo, he froze. She looked… powerful. Poised. Untouchable. He couldn’t stop staring “Allie,” he called out, moving toward her like a man half–drunk. “Can we talk? There was no arrogance left in his voice just desperation. She didn’t spare him a glance. “There’s nothing to talk about. My only goal is to destroy you.”…