After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

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"Claire, you went out to have fun and it's been so long without a call. Are you having too much fun and forgetting about me?"

Elizabeth's voice on the phone remained kind and gentle, still so

warm.

"No, Grandma, I was just about to call you these past couple of days. I think Queenstown is a great city, and I'm enjoying my time here. I'm thinking of finding a job and staying."

The long-lost warmth suddenly washed over Claire. She glanced around the room and thought of the basement where she lived a few days ago. She almost burst into tears, but she forced herself to hold it back. "What? You want to stay in Queenstown?" Elizabeth was

shocked.

"Yes, Grandma, I want to stay here. You know, because of Anna's incident, Harrison and my parents..."

Claire nodded and brought up Anna's matter as an excuse.

Elizabeth couldn't handle any more shocking news now. She needed to come up with an excuse to keep it from her.

"Well, as long as you're happy. Just remember, don't let yourself suffer out there. If you need money, tell me. Come back and visit

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Elizabeth smiled and cautioned her worriedly. She knew about Claire's situation in the Prescoll family, and she had seen everything during the month after she was discharged from the hospital. Although it pained her, Elizabeth understood that there was a life involved. For Harrison, Robert, and Margaret, it was the best solution.

Although she didn't believe that Claire would kill anyone, Harrison, Robert, and Margaret were not like her. They really hated Claire.

her life as leverage, she never considered that Claire would be able to stay in the Prescott Manor and continue living as before after being released from prison. But she didn't expect the separation

was for the best as

care of

trying to make

up the phone, Claire hugged herself and buried herself in the blanket, crying uncontrollably. Chapter 17 No Need to

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she was brought back to her days as the princess

adored, so dazzling, but now even surviving became such a struggle. How could she not feel

was, she didn't even have the right

the blanket, there was a loud knock on the

working! Mr. Hawthorne ordered it. From today onwards, you'll be working in the manor. You can't just eat and drink for free!"

and quickly got

of the day, she tirelessly cleaned, scrubbed toilets, wiped tables, mopped floors, and took care of various

being skinned alive,

stepped out of her room, she worked non-stop until evening, without a single moment of rest, except for meal breaks and

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to music, and texting on her phone while ordering the other servants to find ways to keep Claire busy. Caroline

tolerate it.

or showed signs of exhaustion. She simply endured and continued working

back to her room and fell asleep immediately. She was too tired to have random thoughts or worry anymore,

past, when she was in prison, Claire never slept peacefully, always afraid that she would wake up to find her blood or someone

well, even if it meant feeling tired, was a

She finished all the tasks

day, Caroline was shocked and infuriated upon hearing that Claire had completed all the

it further confirmed her belief that Claire

but laugh when she

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was unrest in at town in Kingstown, and Frederick had called yesterday to say he wouldn't be coming back for a few days. "Claire, you're done for these next few days. I will make sure that you leave

her foundation powder onto the table and called