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 but to shower her with

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

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

harbored the belief that once Claire stepped into

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seemed no urgency in hastening

that reality starkly diverged from her

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 reveal to Frederick the

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 without Claire had

in the warmth of Frederick's

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 and

night, Caroline

by the conversation

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between Emma and the man. She tossed and

unable to find rest.

solemn consideration, she

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

reach.

on the 9th, but every attempt

arrived when Neil was set

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

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

wavering between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug

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

at Jacob's villa, a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet no matter how

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

of the guests drew nearer, Claire's anxiety

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

we could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish

hung in the air on the day Neil

praying that

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here! Oh no! He's here! That pervert

nearly doomed for