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."

the lead, had no choice but to shower her with

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

daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family, could naturally resolve the matter in

belief that once Claire stepped into the

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be compromised. There seemed no urgency

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly

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

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.

the warmth of Frederick's attentive care

few more schemes, she

significant obstacle, had

night, Caroline slept

was tormented by the

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the

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she

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

reach.

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

the day arrived when Neil

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

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

between the instinct for

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into that room could mean facing death at the hands of Neil. Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done to her, so her fear of

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

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 seemed to have

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

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

think we could reach Hannah by phone? How I

the same unease; a collective tension hung in the air on the

that the vile Neil would

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no! He's here! That pervert

nearly doomed