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."

on Diana to take the lead, had no choice but

had reached out to the contact, ensuring that any mess in the end couldn't

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

Caroline harbored the belief that once Claire stepped into the

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inevitably be compromised. There seemed no

discovered that reality starkly diverged from

her days marked by unexpected success and allure. Faced with this unforeseen prosperity, how could Caroline

no circumstances would she allow Frederick to develop any tender feelings for Claire. And should any such sentiment dare to sprout, she was determined

who had basked in the warmth

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

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

Caroline

was tormented by the conversation

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between Emma and the man.

unable to find rest.

solemn consideration, she decided to

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

reach.

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

the day arrived when Neil was set

opened its doors for the evening, a wave of

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

herself torn, wavering between the instinct for self-preservation and the tug

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witnessed what Jacob had done

night at Jacob's villa, a wild terror had consumed her, urging her to fight back, yet

aware 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 she was teetering on the brink of self-destruction. After that harrowing ordeal, her fear was not just a fleeting emotion but seemed to have seared

arrival of the guests drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted

that lecherous

we could reach Hannah by phone? How I wish she would

shared the same unease; a collective tension hung in the air on the day Neil

praying that the vile Neil would

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here! Oh no! He's here!

We're nearly doomed