After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

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After Divorce, My General Husband Chasin...

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Emma's eyes sparkled at the mention of the ten million dollars.

Emily, who had endured so much and had no ties to the outside world, preferred to stay here forever.

Emma, on the contrary, had a loving partner, a mother, and a younger brother waiting for her.

Had it not been for her brother's illness, she would never have ventured there to earn money.

Now, with her brother's health improving, she could leave such a lousy life behind once she got the ten million dollars.

When Emma was lost in fantasies of her future, her phone rang, shattering her reverie.

"How is it? Is it done?" a feminine voice demanded as soon as

the call connected.

"Almost there, just a bit more time. Today is not the 10th. Wait just a couple more days! And the money..."

Emma's excitement was palpable as her mind was consumed by thoughts of wealth.

"Don't worry. The money will definitely be transferred into your account."

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Then, the call was abruptly ended.

The woman on the other end of Emma's call was none other

than Diana.

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Diana orchestrated the plan with Caroline. The ten million dollars was a mere lure, a hollow promise. They had no intention of paying Emma.

"This woman is so gullible, thinking she'll get ten million for such a simple task. She's living in a dream!" After hanging up the phone with Emma, Diana gloated to Caroline over the phone.

"Yes. Diana, not everyone can be as brilliant as you."

Diana to take the lead, had

the contact, ensuring that any mess in the end couldn't be pinned

her status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family, could naturally resolve the matter in

stepped into the perilous world of

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be compromised. There seemed no

that reality starkly diverged from

in Eclipse Nightclub, her days marked by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself back from intervening? She felt compelled

tender feelings for Claire. And should any such sentiment dare to sprout, she was

basked in the warmth of Frederick's

schemes, she could soon capture Frederick's heart in the

condition, however, was that Claire, the significant obstacle,

Caroline slept

was tormented by the conversation she

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Emma and the man. She tossed

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she decided to

right now, but please leave a message after the beep, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!" Just like Emily had experienced when she tried dialing Hannah's number days earlier, the line was frustratingly out

reach.

placed several more calls, and she even attempted to reach Hannah on the 9th, but every

Neil

Eclipse Nightclub opened its doors for the evening, a

consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and on the other, there was the

between the instinct for self-preservation and the

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Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done to her, so her fear of perverted men was not just a

villa, a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to

of every drop of her blood surging back towards her heart. Her breath grew shallow. Each gasp for air was more labored than the last until she

drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted with the relentless march

Please, let tonight be free from that lecherous Neil. With Hannah away, we're

think we could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish she would

others shared the same unease; a collective tension hung in the air on

that the vile Neil

Anxiety away

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no! He's here! That pervert has

nearly