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

was for the best as long as

worry, I'll take good care of

to restrain herself, trying to make her voice

buried herself

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was brought back to her days as the princess of

even surviving

the truth was, she didn't

buried her head in the blanket,

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

away her tears and quickly got up to wash and freshen

she tirelessly cleaned, scrubbed toilets, wiped tables, mopped floors, and took

where a servant had saved her and was being skinned

room, she worked non-stop until evening, without a single moment of rest, except for meal breaks and drinking water. Chapter 17 No Need to

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and texting on her phone while ordering the other servants to find

tolerate it.

never complained or showed signs of exhaustion. She simply endured and continued working

and fell asleep immediately. She was too tired to have random thoughts or

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

to sleep well, even if it

finished all the

Caroline was shocked and infuriated upon hearing that Claire had completed

confirmed her belief

but laugh when she thought

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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 before Frederick

slammed her foundation powder onto the