After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 111

After Divorce, My General Husband Chasin...

Chapter 111 A Hail of Bullets

Frederick was deep in thought when Richard slammed on the brakes, the car screeching to a halt.

Caught off guard, Claire nearly lurched into the front seat.

Frederick reacted swiftly, gripping the handle of the backseat. "What's going on?"

"General Hawthorne, there's danger ahead," Richard said, his eyes fixed on the road. No sooner had he spoken than a loud "bang" shattered the air. A bullet struck the front windshield. "Ah!"

Claire screamed instinctively. She had known being around Frederick would be dangerous, but the sudden reality of it left her unprepared.

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Since her release from prison, she had stayed by Frederick's side under the pretense of being Caroline's shield. But this was the first time she had actually faced life-threatening danger. She took a shaky breath, trying to compose herself and sit upright.

A barrage of gunfire erupted from all directions.

Bullets pelted the car's body, windows, and windshields in rapid

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succession.

her cars and ducked to avoid

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down and shielding her as

heiress, Claire had lived a

she had only suffered from the bullying and torment

a situation, no amount of fortitude could stop the wave of fear and panic overwhelming

wasn't warm, but when it touched her, the sensation spread like a calming current,

were so close that everything else, the gunfire, the chaos, seemed to fade. For a brief

there were only the two of them were in the

bullets rained relentlessly, but inside, the air

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our position and

urgent voice broke

realizing how lost she had been in the moment. There was a faint

told herself. After all,

the thought. Fortunately, Frederick had chosen a military-grade bulletproof vehicle for today. Otherwise, the three of them would have been riddled with holes by now. Though they were in a sparsely populated suburban area, Frederick hadn't expected anyone

draw

enough time to retrieve a pistol from his waistband. He loaded it with practiced efficiency,

this

made them easy targets, and the attackers showed

for the car door to execute