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."

counting on Diana to take the lead,

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

their scheme were discovered, Diana, with her status as the eldest daughter of

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

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be compromised. There seemed

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly

was thriving 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 true depths of Claire's depravity and

to sprout, she was determined to crush

the warmth of Frederick's

she could soon capture Frederick's heart in the near

was that Claire, the significant

Caroline slept

however, was tormented by

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the man.

unable to find rest.

she decided to

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.

attempted to reach Hannah on the 9th, but

Neil was

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

dual-edged anxiety; on one side, the fear that Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and

wavering between the instinct for self-preservation

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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

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

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

guests drew nearer, Claire's anxiety

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

by phone? How I wish she would materialize before

a collective tension hung in the air on the

silently praying that

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Oh no! He's

We're nearly doomed