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, had no choice but to shower her with

the contact,

the eldest daughter of the prestigious Hawthorne family, could naturally resolve the matter

the belief that once Claire stepped into the perilous world of Eclipse Nightclub,

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seemed no urgency in hastening

closer inspection, Caroline discovered that reality starkly diverged from

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

feelings for Claire. And should any such sentiment dare to sprout, she was determined to crush it mercilessly at its inception.

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

few more schemes, she could soon capture Frederick's heart

condition, however, was that Claire, the significant obstacle, had to be dealt with

Caroline

was tormented by

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between Emma and the

unable to find rest.

solemn consideration, she

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

reach.

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

Neil was set to

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

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

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

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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

her, urging her to fight back, yet no matter

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

guests drew nearer, Claire's anxiety mounted with the relentless march of

free from that lecherous Neil. With Hannah away,

Hannah by phone? How I

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

too, was silently praying that the vile Neil

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no! He's here! That pervert

We're nearly doomed