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."

now counting on Diana to take the lead, had no choice but to shower her with

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

status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne

Claire stepped into the perilous world of Eclipse

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inevitably be compromised. There seemed

discovered that

against all odds, was thriving 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 to

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

Caroline, who had basked in the warmth of Frederick's

she could soon capture

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

night, Caroline slept

however, was tormented by the conversation she

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and the man.

unable to find rest.

consideration, she decided

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

reach.

on the 9th, but every attempt vanished into the silence of an unresponsive

when Neil was set

moment Eclipse Nightclub opened its doors for the evening, a wave of nervousness

was caught in 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

wavering between the instinct

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Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done to her, so her fear of perverted men

Jacob's villa, a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to

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

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

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

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

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

too, was silently praying that the vile

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here! Oh no! He's here!

over. We're nearly doomed for