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

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

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

Caroline harbored the belief that once Claire stepped into the perilous world of

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be compromised. There seemed no urgency in hastening

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly

unforeseen prosperity, how could

dare to sprout, she was determined to crush it

had basked in the

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

significant obstacle, had

night, Caroline

however, was tormented by the

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and the

unable to find rest.

a solemn consideration, she decided

reply she received was the 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.

on the

the day arrived when Neil was

opened its doors for the evening, a wave

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 worry that Emma's scheme would come

torn, wavering between the instinct for self-preservation

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

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

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

nearer, Claire's anxiety

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

terrifying. Do you think we could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish

same unease; a collective tension hung in the air

praying that the vile Neil

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Oh no! He's here! That pervert has

We're nearly doomed for