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."

take the lead, had no choice but to shower her with

contact, ensuring that

status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family,

belief that once Claire stepped into the perilous world of Eclipse Nightclub, her

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There seemed no

discovered that

days marked by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline

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

basked in the warmth of Frederick's attentive care and gentle

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

Claire, the significant obstacle, had to be

Caroline

was tormented by the conversation she

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between Emma and the man.

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she decided

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,

reach.

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

day arrived when Neil

opened its doors for the evening, a wave of nervousness washed

private room loomed large, and

torn, wavering between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug

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

a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet no matter how fiercely

her blood surging back towards her heart. Her breath grew shallow. Each gasp for air was more labored than the last until she was teetering on the brink of self-destruction. After that harrowing ordeal, her fear was not just a fleeting emotion but seemed to have seared itself into

drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted

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

could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish she would materialize before

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

that the vile

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no! He's

over. We're nearly doomed for