After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 153

Chapter 153 Anger Beyond Words

Claire froze for a moment after abruptly hanging up the phone.

She hadn't expected things to align so perfectly-Caroline had stepped out and heard her talking.

Standing there, Caroline's face flushed due to anger. She was utterly furious.

Caroline clutched the stair railing with trembling hands, her body rigid, unable to make any further movement.

Originally, she had come downstairs to intimidate Claire and assert her superiority.

Instead, she had overheard Frederick's call announcing his engagement to Claire.

She glared daggers at Claire, her gaze filled with venom, as if sheer hatred coursed through her veins, shooting straight to her head.

After what felt like an eternity, Caroline steadied herself and stormed back to her room.

Inside, she paced back and forth, her fury bubbling up

like

a volcano on the brink of eruption. She wanted to scream, to smash everything within arm's reach, to vent her anger without restraint. But the thought of Claire still being downstairs, Chapter 153 Anger Beyond Words potentially laughing at her, stopped her.

Caroline gritted her teeth, her chest heaving with frustration.

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The pain of suppressing her rage was unbearable. She had been so confident, so certain she could drive Claire away from Frederick. Yet, with one announcement of an engagement from Nathan, all her fantasies and hopes were dashed to pieces.

at any moment. Unable to contain herself,

she

could Frederick suddenly decide to get engaged to

call connected, Caroline screamed hysterically into the

engagement? What's

her bed, utterly shocked. She had no idea what any of

know? I don't know either! I just overheard Frederick talking to Claire on the phone. Apparently, your father instructed him to get

tried to force herself to stay calm as she

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figure out what's going on

wasting a moment, she hung up and

downstairs.

"Where are you going?"

she spotted Jane sitting in the

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you about Frederick and Claire's engagement. What's this

to confront

getting engaged. Isn't that perfectly normal? Besides, they were betrothed years ago. Both the Prescott and Hawthorne families agreed to it back then," Jane said nonchalantly, setting her coffee cup

was responsible for Anna's death! You all know that!" Diana was visibly shaken, the memory

I know she saved your life, but didn't you

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for it? And didn't your father lock you up for days because of it?"

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asked, shifting her focus back to her brother. Yet, she immediately recalled what Caroline had said earlier-that Frederick himself had called Claire that morning

any objections. Why? Do you?" Jane's tone turned sharp, her lips curling into a cold smile

must be a reason for all this! How could Frederick possibly agree to an engagement with Claire? He loved Anna so much! Please,

fathom how Frederick, who despised Claire, would