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."

lead, had no choice

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

Diana, with her status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne

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

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inevitably be compromised. There seemed no

discovered that reality starkly diverged

by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself

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 days, life

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

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

significant obstacle, had to be dealt

night, Caroline slept

however, was tormented by the

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between Emma and the man. She

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she

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 line was frustratingly

reach.

even attempted to reach Hannah on the 9th, but every attempt vanished into the silence of an unresponsive

Neil

moment Eclipse Nightclub opened its doors for the evening, a

one side, the fear that Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large,

wavering between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug of

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mean facing death at the hands of Neil. Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done to her, so her

her, urging her to fight back, yet no

Her breath grew shallow. Each gasp for air was more labored than the last until she was teetering on the brink of self-destruction.

drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted

bless. Please, let tonight be free from that lecherous Neil. With

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

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

that the vile

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no! He's here! That

We're nearly