After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 204

Chapter 204 Stupid Woman

"Why should I trust you?"

Caroline gripped her phone, staring at the screen for a long time before finally sending a reply.

"You don't have to."

The response came back almost immediately, blunt and unbothered.

After that, the sender didn't write anything else.

Caroline mulled it over for the entire day, turning the matter over in her mind. Throughout the day, there was no further response from the mysterious contact. As for Claire, she spent the whole day locked in her room by

Frederick.

Unable to do anything else, she called Antony and told him she wasn't feeling well and wouldn't be able to come to work. Thankfully, Frederick hadn't confiscated her phone.

Antony's voice was full of concern as soon as he heard. "What's wrong? Are you okay? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?"

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Knowing Antony's personality, she was certain that if he found out Frederick had locked her up, he'd storm over without a second thought.

She could still remember how the two of them nearly came to blows back at the hospital.

"Well, as long as it's nothing serious. Just rest up. Don't worry about work; I'll handle everything here," Antony reassured her, believing her explanation without question.

ideal, but at

spent her time researching and gathering information about potential department heads for

was busy, time always seemed to fly. Before she knew it,

than a servant bringing her

to see her once.

assignment in front of the whole Hiokeeh Group team: within three days, the six of them needed to

she absolutely had to return to the office. Missing this opportunity wasn't an option-falling short on this project could cost her a

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place like Hiokech Group, even one last point could mean the difference between landing a coveted position

around and wait. She needed to find a way to leave the house and got back to work before the third day

Frederick's heavy-handed stude left her frustrated and

future. If she did, the one who'd end up paying the

received a single email all day, and despite her efforts to dig up information,

find someone connected to them, there was no guarantee

eight o'clock in the evening.

over to greet

toward the room where Claire had been cooped up

to read the situation,

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and she ate the meals

hint of confusion

No tears or lantrums?

recalled her tense demeanor from the night before and wondered how she could be

still in there?" Frederick asked

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she was lying in bed. I haven't taken dinner up yet," the butler admitted, uncertainty

another word, Frederick headed upstairs with purpose, the butler

door!" Frederick called out, genuinely worried

quickly