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.

really finds out, just say it was all my fault,"

spent three years with Diana, Caroline had learned the ropes. She knew how to handle Diana.

praise would make Diana do

rushed over to Halfmoon

arrived, Claire lay curled up in a sleeping bag in the basement, feverish and

Diana that since Claire returned the night before, she had been badly

He

Frederick's orders as

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of relief wash over her. Once outside

puzzled, felt a sense of reassurance

discovered anything yet, and Claire was so badly hurt, it was likely Frederick

case, Caroline had nothing to worry

Claire remained in a daze, her injuries severe. She lay in the cold basement, drifting in

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

found herself transported back to her childhood, a time when everyone in

her.

a blissful memory filled with

Claire's imprisonment four years ago, she hadn't experienced such joy

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full consciousness and realized she was in the basement of

Halfmoon Manor.

it was

to sit up, her mind racing to

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