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."

counting on Diana to take the lead, had no choice but to shower her

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

the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne

once Claire stepped into

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seemed no urgency in

inspection, Caroline discovered that reality

prosperity, how could Caroline

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. During these recent days, life without Claire had

serene for Caroline, who had basked in the warmth of Frederick's attentive care

that with a few more schemes, she could soon

Claire, the significant obstacle, had to be dealt

Caroline slept

by the conversation she

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and the man. She tossed and

unable to find rest.

consideration, she decided to

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

reach.

she even attempted to reach Hannah on the 9th, but every attempt vanished

Neil was set

for the evening, a wave of nervousness washed

might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and on the other, there was the gnawing worry that Emma's scheme

between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug of

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what Jacob had done to her, so her fear

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

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

nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted with the relentless march

bless. Please, let tonight be free from that lecherous Neil.

you think we could reach Hannah by phone?

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

that the vile

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He's here!

We're nearly doomed