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.

drained of color, her body frozen in horror. Eric stood motionless, his mind racing as

Her face turned as pale as a ghost, and her body

locked onto Sloane with a chilling intensity. “Didn’t mean to? How convenient. But your little lapse of judgment has come with a steep price. Do you

One billion!

the price sent shockwaves through the crowd. The sheer value of the necklace Khloe wore completely shattered their perception of

struggled to speak, unable to form a single word to challenge the staggering

still clearly remember seeing the auction

overwhelming demand for compensation and the

“A billion? How could

her voice cut through the tension. “Can’t pay it? Then why didn’t you think about the consequences when you made

hall started

the Royal Auction last year in Oninard was only two

so low. It’s true what they say—you never

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