The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 98

Back in the day, the Quinn family had lined up three potential marriage candidates for Cassidy.

One was too ugly, one was too stupid, and one was too boring.

The ugly one was eliminated immediately.

Even for a marriage of convenience, she wasn't about to subject herself to waking up next to an ugly face every day.

Actually, she had initially favored the boring one.

Sure, he had a bowl cut, thick black glasses, plaid shirts, and spoke like a walking textbook—fitting every stereotype of a nerdy tech guy.

But just like her, he was an absolute workaholic.

She figured they might actually get along perfectly after marriage.

But then, the stupid one launched a relentlessly passionate pursuit.

That was Parker.

Parker was easily the best-looking of the three candidates.

He spoke with the smooth charm of a seasoned playboy.

He was charismatic, highly social, lived a thrilling life, and always had a new trick up his sleeve.

On their first solo date, Parker took Cassidy for a drive up into the mountains.

As they neared the summit, Parker drove faster and faster. Cassidy's heart pounded, adrenaline surging through her veins. When the car caught air over a small crest, a rush of weightlessness hit her. The second they landed, Parker slammed on the brakes, turned to her with a wide grin, and asked, "Love the rush?"

In that exact moment, the scales in her heart aggressively tipped in his favor.

Sure, Parker was useless and only cared about partying, but his family was incredibly wealthy, he was an only child, and he had a fiercely competent mother. Those facts alone were enough to cover up his flaws.

Besides, knowing how to have fun wasn't necessarily a flaw.

Outside of work, he could show Cassidy a completely different side of life.

His thrilling, fiery pursuit had completely blurred Cassidy's original expectations for marriage.

It was only much later that Cassidy learned about a psychological phenomenon called the "suspension bridge effect."

Her emotions had been artificially amplified.

From the moment she agreed to a strategic marriage, she should have firmly placed her career above romance.

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