After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 68

Chapter 68 He Hated Her

That night, Claire was unceremoniously tossed into the basement of Halfmoon Manor, where Bailey summoned a family doctor to tend to her injuries.

The following morning, Diana received the news and immediately called Caroline.

"Caroline! Frederick brought Claire back from the underground Eclipse Nightclub! She's at Halfmoon Manor now! Did you hear?" Diana's voice burst through the phone, filled with urgency.

"What? Did they find out about what we did at Eclipse Nightclub?" Caroline exclaimed, her fork clattering to the floor as she dropped it in shock.

"I don't think so, Caroline. Don't panic. I'll send someone to look into it right away," Diana replied, trying to calm Caroline.

Caroline said, her voice trembling, "Diana, I'm counting on you! Without you, I wouldn't know what to do. I have no power in Kingstown.

"I don't know anyone, unlike you. You've grown up in Kingstown, and you're a Hawthorne. If Frederick suspects me...

"What if Claire, being as cunning as she is, tries to turn this around on me like she did with my sister four years ago? I'm Chapter 68 He Hated Her scared, Diana!"

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Deep down, Caroline knew that Frederick hadn't come looking for Diana yet, which likely meant he hadn't discovered anything.

But she couldn't take any chances; it was best to prepare for the

worst.

"Don't worry, Caroline. I owe your sister my life, and I'll protect you! Frederick is my brother; even if he figures out I was involved, he won't do anything to me," Diana reassured her. As soon as Caroline mentioned Anna, Diana instinctively took the blame, ready to shield her friend.

Diana! If Frederick really finds out, just say it was all my fault," Caroline insisted, maintaining

with Diana, Caroline had learned the ropes. She knew how

some praise would make Diana do whatever she

up, Diana rushed

Claire lay curled up in a sleeping bag in the basement,

Claire returned the night before, she had been badly

He

He relayed Frederick's orders as

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relief wash over her. Once outside Halfmoon Manor, she immediately called Caroline

a sense of reassurance

so badly hurt, it was likely Frederick had turned against her

had nothing to

her injuries severe. She lay in the cold

her wounds, giving her water, and feeding her, but the chill in the air was unrelenting as if she were in a

found herself transported back to her childhood, a

her.

blissful memory filled with warmth

four years ago,

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that Claire finally regained full consciousness and realized she was in the basement

Halfmoon Manor.

it

to piece

taken by Frederick to