The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 99

She quickened her pace toward her office.

She had a lunch meeting with the senior executives and three more meetings in the afternoon. She absolutely did not have the time to stand around debating who ran into who and who was mad at whom.

Parker stood frozen in place.

For some inexplicable reason, a sour feeling bubbled up in his chest.

Something felt incredibly wrong.

Was Cassidy always this mellow?

No.

When they were dating, she was passionate, vibrant, bold, and carefree. She wasn't some timid, fragile heiress; she radiated a uniquely fierce, intoxicating charm.

But after they got married, she became arrogant, overbearing, dictatorial, and petty. She micromanaged everything, criticized him constantly, and demanded complete submission—if he didn't yield, she would walk right over him.

This was the very first time Parker had ever seen Cassidy act so... gentle.

Was this right?

Besides, they were currently in the middle of a cold war.

Parker hadn't been home in over a week.

Why didn't she ask him a single question?

Normally, she would have bombarded him with an interrogation: where had he been, who was he with, and what was he doing.

But she hadn't asked a thing. And her tone was so soft.

This was wrong!

While he was lost in confusion, Lola gently tugged at his sleeve. "Manager Quincy, are you okay?"

Parker snapped out of it and looked down at her.

Right.

Lola was standing right here, so why didn't Cassidy absolutely lose her mind?

Shouldn't she be screaming at him to fire her?

Lola had merely been reassigned. Could Cassidy really swallow that insult so easily?

Or was she quietly plotting something massive?

She had successfully sucked up to his mother and secured an executive position. Now that she was drunk on power, there was no telling what kind of dirty tricks she might pull!

"I'm fine," Parker said, his tone softening. "The dragon lady is roaming around, so unless you have official business, stay away from the operations department for now."

Lola batted her eyelashes at him. "As long as you're here, I'm not scared."

It was exactly the kind of line that stroked a man's ego perfectly.

Cassidy's brows furrowed. When she saw it was Parker who had forced his way in, the crease deepened.

But her voice remained perfectly calm. "Can I help you?"

Parker glared at her. "What are you two doing?"

"Discussing work."

"Why did you close the door?"

"So we could discuss work in private." Cassidy had zero patience for Parker's nonsense. "What exactly do you want?"

Parker shot Aidan a lethal glare. "Get out."

Aidan looked back at Cassidy.

Cassidy let out a dry, exasperated laugh. "Parker, this is Aidan. He's been with the company for almost eight years. He's one of your mother's most trusted aides. Don't tell me you don't recognize him?"

"You're calling him awfully intimately for someone older than you!"

"I address him the exact same way Bridget does."

"Are you trying to pick a fight with me right now?!" Parker's voice spiked in volume.

Cassidy replied flatly, "I am explaining the situation to you."