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."

to take the lead, had

had reached out to the contact, ensuring that any mess in the end couldn't be

their scheme were discovered, Diana, with her status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family, could naturally resolve the matter in mere

that once Claire stepped into the perilous world of

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inevitably be compromised. There seemed no

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly

this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself back from intervening? She felt compelled

circumstances would she allow Frederick to develop any tender feelings for Claire. And should any such sentiment dare to sprout,

serene for Caroline, who had basked in the

with a few more schemes, she could soon capture Frederick's heart in

Claire, the significant obstacle, had to be

night, Caroline slept

was tormented by the conversation

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between Emma and the man. She tossed

unable to find rest.

she decided to call

impersonal chime of an automated voice, "Hello, you've reached Hannah Evans. I'm not available right now, but please leave a message after the beep, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!" Just

reach.

attempted to reach Hannah on the 9th, but every attempt vanished into the silence

the day arrived when Neil was set to visit

for the evening, a wave of

Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed

torn, wavering between the instinct

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at the hands of Neil. Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done

a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet

was more labored than the last until she was teetering on the brink of self-destruction. After that harrowing

the arrival of the guests drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted

tonight be free from that lecherous Neil. With Hannah away, we're utterly defenseless

could reach Hannah by phone?

unease; a collective tension hung in the air on the day Neil was due to

too, was silently praying that the vile Neil would

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here! Oh no! He's here!

We're nearly doomed for