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.

of color, her body frozen in horror. Eric stood motionless, his mind racing as the world around him seemed

flooding her senses as tears welled up in her eyes. Her face turned as pale as a ghost, and her body trembled involuntarily. “I didn’t mean to. It was just

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

One billion!

revelation of the price sent shockwaves through the crowd. The sheer value of the necklace

struggled to speak, unable

could still clearly remember seeing the auction price

why did she have to have footage of this? Confronted with the overwhelming demand for

with fear and helplessness. “A billion?

her brows furrowing 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 could act without consequences just because of your carefully cultivated public image

grew, the guests around the banquet hall started

anything that expensive. The most expensive piece at the Royal Auction last year in Oninard was only two hundred million, and that was for

It’s true what they say—you never really know who someone is until they show their