The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 382

Cassidy couldn't answer Nora's question.

Honestly, happiness was a fleeting state. She could be happy because she got enough sleep, or she could be unhappy because her eggs weren't cooked perfectly over-easy at breakfast.

There was no such thing as being incredibly happy every single day.

Her emotional state wasn't that stable.

Cassidy felt that the better question would be whether she preferred her old life or her current one.

She would answer the old life.

Even though back then, all three of them were completely powerless.

But the days of striving together and growing together were full of passion and hope.

And now...

Now that she had achieved her life goals, she supposedly should be living freely and boldly.

Nora and Jasmine were certainly living joyous and vibrant lives.

Cassidy's life was vibrant too.

She was divorced and back on the market as a highly eligible bachelorette. Her ex-husband couldn't let her go, flowers from suitors piled up at her new firm's reception desk, her work was thriving, projects were rolling in, and she was raking in millions of dollars. Her relatives, who once told her that a girl should just settle for a quiet life, now relied on her. Her parents praised her as the most outstanding daughter in the world, and her brother constantly begged for her help to prop up the family business.

She was at the absolute peak of her life.

But to maintain that peak, she had to constantly push herself.

She was elevated on a pedestal.

But if you asked her if she wanted to step down, her answer would be a resolute no.

She wanted to keep climbing higher.

It was just that the friends who genuinely cared about her were no longer by her side, leaving only people who wanted something from her.

It was inevitable that she felt exhausted.

Last year, Cassidy was diagnosed with postpartum fatigue and joint pain. Her feet ached, her head pounded, and her body felt weak. She pushed through the soreness and worked overtime, but during her lowest moments, she felt a profound sense of helplessness.

She hadn't told Nora or Jasmine.

They were both out of town and busy with their own careers; she didn't want to worry them.

She could have told her parents, but deep down, she refused to show any weakness to her family.

Later, her bodyguards had leaked her illness to Bridget Quincy.

Her former mother-in-law had accompanied her to see specialists.

They said it was because she had caught a chill during her postpartum recovery.

That kind of ailment could be minor, or it could be crippling.

Cassidy had endured a very difficult period.

For the first time, she truly understood the phrase, "The older you get, the lonelier you become."

She also started to understand the psychology of only sharing the good news and hiding the bad.

Was she happy?

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