The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 71

Diana Dodge only found out about these events later, when she accidentally overheard her father scolding Nora.

Vivian Cole had endured the agony of childbirth, only to end up with a daughter.

Nora's birth had never been welcomed to begin with, and the complicated delivery had ruined Vivian's health, leaving her unable to have more children.

Later, a fire broke out at The Cole Chemical Plant due to safety violations. As Vivian tried to escape the flames, her strength failed her. Her younger brother sacrificed himself to protect her, crushed by collapsing cargo, and ultimately died in the inferno.

If she hadn't compromised her health giving birth to Nora, Vivian's body wouldn't have been so frail.

And her brother wouldn't have had to die.

Nora's very existence was a thorn in Vivian's side.

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A few days later.

While the Dodge and Cole families were still scrambling to deal with Bella Monroe's criminal case, Nora was busy preparing for Jasmine Smith's engagement party.

Jasmine was getting engaged this October, with the wedding set for next April.

Every detail of the wedding had already been flawlessly arranged months in advance.

The engagement party itself wasn't meant to be extravagant.

Only close friends, family, and the matchmakers were invited to witness the milestone.

Naturally, Nora and Cassidy Quinn were attending.

But surprisingly, Maloney Jameson and Parker Quincy tagged along as well.

Ever since the mid-autumn incident, Maloney's possessiveness over Nora had escalated to a whole new level.

Wherever Nora went, Maloney followed.

"I'm just going to an engagement party. My friends will be there. Nothing is going to happen," Nora grumbled, hugging a pink hamster pillow as she sat in the passenger seat.

"And honestly, nothing happened to me a few days ago, either."

As Nora and Maloney stepped out of the car, they were immediately met with the sight of Cassidy and Parker standing by the opposite parking spot, aggressively pointing fingers at each other's faces.

Ever since the photos of Parker intertwining arms for a toast with Seraphina Sinclair leaked online, Mrs. Quincy had been utterly disgusted with her son.

She had told him to apologize, but instead, he had tried to frame his wife for cheating. She had told him to fix his attitude and correct his awful habits, but instead, he was out having intimate drinks with another woman!

The Quincy family needed Cassidy as their daughter-in-law.

And more importantly, they needed the baby in her womb.

After a long discussion, Harrison and Bridget Quincy decided to hand complete control of Parker's bank accounts over to Cassidy.

From now on, every single cent Parker spent had to be approved by his wife.

Parker had no real skills of his own; he relied entirely on his family's wealth. If his parents wanted to cut up his cards, he was completely powerless to stop them.

He was suffocating with frustration.

Nora was just about to walk over and say hello to Cassidy when Parker's furious roar echoed across the lot. "How much longer are you going to keep being a psycho?!"