Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 66

Chapter 66:

But Khloe didn’t flinch. Calmly, she pulled a small device from her purse, a cruel smile spreading across her lips. “You want to throw me out? Eric, you should watch this.” As she hit the play button, the lights dimmed, and a projection appeared on the wall of the banquet hall—her high-tech surveillance system playing a real-time replay of Sloane’s actions.

The crowd fell silent as Sloane’s face flickered onto the screen, her eyes gleaming with a triumphant smile as her hand reached for Khloe’s chest, targeting the diamond necklace.

Khloe’s outburst was triggered by Sloane’s clear intent to damage the necklace.

“This is your so-called kind and innocent Sloane.” Khloe’s voice was laced with venom. “Because I stole her spotlight, she wanted to destroy the priceless necklace around my neck—her way of getting back at me. What a hypocrite!”

The room erupted into gasps of disbelief.

her body frozen in horror. Eric stood motionless, his mind racing

pale

chilling intensity. “Didn’t mean to? How convenient. But your little lapse of judgment has come with a steep price. Do you know how much this necklace is worth? A billion dollars. Since you claim it was just an accident and act

One billion!

sheer value of

as she struggled to speak, unable to form a

could still clearly remember seeing

overwhelming demand for compensation and the undeniable proof, a flicker of regret began to gnaw

and helplessness. “A billion? How could I

in disdain as her voice cut through the tension. “Can’t pay it? Then why didn’t you think about the consequences when you made your move? Did you really think you

hall started murmuring among

I’ve never seen anything that expensive. The most expensive piece at the Royal

Sloane would stoop so low. It’s true what they say—you never really know who someone is until they