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Yr it can also be refusal.
thats alright it wont be refusal be positive and make your consultant understand the situation forward her the CIC email you received
 
It might be a ghost mail, that's why she might be saying that nothing received
ghost mails are only about application updates if the mail mentions there is a new message in account then there is a message in the account