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

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

with her status as the eldest daughter of the prestigious

Claire stepped into the perilous world of Eclipse

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inevitably be compromised. There seemed no urgency in hastening her

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly diverged from her

was thriving in Eclipse Nightclub, her days marked by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline possibly hold herself

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

in the warmth of Frederick's attentive care and

more schemes, she could soon capture Frederick's heart

condition, however, was that Claire, the significant obstacle, had to

night, Caroline slept

was tormented by the conversation

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Emma and the man.

unable to find rest.

she decided to call

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 number days earlier,

reach.

on the 9th, but every

Neil was

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

fear that Emily might consign her to Neil's private room loomed large, and on the other,

wavering between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug of her

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

had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet no matter how fiercely she willed it, her

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 ordeal, her fear

drew nearer, Claire's

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

phone? How I wish she would materialize before us

same unease; a collective tension hung in

that the vile Neil would

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Oh no! He's here! That pervert

We're nearly doomed