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

who had reached out to the contact, ensuring that any mess in the end couldn't be pinned

if their scheme were discovered, Diana, with her status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family, could naturally resolve

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

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compromised. There seemed

discovered that reality starkly diverged from

this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself back

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.

serene for Caroline, who had basked in the

few more schemes, she

however, was that Claire, the significant

Caroline

tormented by

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the

unable to find rest.

consideration, she decided

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

reach.

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

when Neil was set to visit

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

Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and

the instinct for self-preservation and

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death at the hands of Neil. Claire had witnessed what Jacob had done to her, so her fear of perverted men was not just a fear but a terror rooted in grim

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

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

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

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

reach Hannah by phone? How I wish she would

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

that the vile Neil would

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He's here! That pervert

nearly