Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 16:

The audacity of Eric’s accusations barely fazed her; thankfully, her heart had long since been numbed to him. The manipulative tactics he was accusing her of using on Sloane were the exact same ones Sloane had used to frame her for infidelity in the past.

The difference was that Khloe had been innocent, while the photos of Sloane were real.

Back then, as her fiancé, he hadn’t given her the benefit of the doubt. Instead, he had labeled her as shallow and ended their engagement publicly, in the most heartless way imaginable.

And now here he was, bending over backward to defend Sloane, the venomous woman, as if she were blameless.

Eric’s accusations had no effect on Khloe’s expression. She simply tilted her head slightly, her eyes as cold and unyielding as frozen ice, radiating nothing but pure contempt.

She chuckled. “Eric, you’re hopelessly blind. But don’t worry, the show’s just getting started.”

With a subtle motion, she gave the signal. From the helicopter, a massive screen descended, lighting up to reveal Sloane’s scandalous video.

The footage was far more explicit, and the audio blasted through the banquet, leaving nothing to the imagination as gasps rippled through the stunned crowd.

The crowd stood frozen in disbelief, their judgmental stares cutting through Sloane like daggers as the courtyard buzzed with a rising tide of scandalized whispers.

“Good heavens. Sloane has no shame, stooping so low as to get involved with someone so old and repulsive? What could she have been thinking?”

“Unbelievable! Who would’ve thought? She pretends to be all proper in public but turns into a completely different person behind closed doors. It’s disgraceful!”

“Well, you really can’t judge a book by its cover. Sloane’s certainly brought honor to the Evans name, hasn’t she?”

Eric stood rooted in place, as if struck by lightning, his gaze locked on the humiliating footage.

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His face contorted from disbelief to rage, the veins on his forehead throbbing dangerously as his fury threatened to explode.

The warmth that once filled his eyes had been replaced by a searing rage, two infernos threatening to incinerate everything around him.

Never in his life had he experienced such a profound humiliation.

With a sudden, forceful movement, Eric shoved Sloane aside, his voice erupting in fury. “Sloane, what’s the meaning of this? Tell me the fucking truth! Is this your version of innocence? Are these your so-called true feelings for me?”

Sloane collapsed to the ground in a disheveled heap, completely powerless to refute the damning video evidence displayed before everyone.noveldrama

The disgust on Eric’s face, coupled with the cruel murmurs and laughter around her, drained all color from her face. Her eyes brimmed with hopelessness and a creeping madness.

It was over—completely, irreversibly over. This was all Khloe’s doing, every last bit of it!

Sloane’s head snapped up, her face a contorted mask of fury. Gone was any pretense of innocence as she shrieked, “Khloe, you conniving bitch! You set me up. I’ll make you pay for this!”

In a blind rage, she grabbed a knife from the nearest table and lunged at Khloe without a second thought.

Khloe didn’t flinch. Her calm, unshaken gaze held a glint of icy mockery, as if Sloane’s wild attack was nothing more than a minor inconvenience.

As the blade came dangerously close, Khloe moved with fluid grace, sidestepping the attack with ease and poise.

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