After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 47

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."

now counting on Diana to take the lead, had no choice

Diana who had reached out to the contact, ensuring that any mess in the

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

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

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compromised. There seemed no urgency

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly diverged

marked by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself back from intervening? She felt compelled to reveal to Frederick the

no circumstances would she allow Frederick to develop any tender feelings for Claire. And should any such sentiment dare to sprout, she was determined to crush it mercilessly at its inception. During these recent

who had basked in the warmth of Frederick's attentive care and

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

essential condition, however, was that Claire, the significant obstacle, had to be dealt with decisively

Caroline

by

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the man. She tossed and

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she decided to

was the 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 like Emily had experienced when she tried dialing Hannah's number days earlier, the

reach.

to reach Hannah on the 9th, but every attempt

arrived when Neil was set to visit

Nightclub opened its doors for the evening,

a dual-edged anxiety; on one side, the fear that Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and on the other, there was the gnawing worry that Emma's scheme would come to

herself torn, wavering between the instinct for

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

terror had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet no matter

aware 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 was teetering on the brink of self-destruction. After that harrowing ordeal, her fear was not just a fleeting emotion but

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

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

genuinely terrifying. Do you think we could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish she would materialize before us

a collective tension hung in the

too, was silently praying that the vile Neil

Anxiety away this

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Oh no! He's here! That pervert has

nearly doomed for