Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 72

Chapter 72:

Sloane’s body stiffened, confusion clouding her eyes. “What do you mean, Mom? Are you saying Harold protected her not because I was caught framing Khloe?”

Lorraine’s patience snapped. “That old fox wouldn’t embarrass you just because of some petty scandal. You’re engaged to his son now. Making you look bad benefits no one, least of all the Watson family, especially on a live stream.”

A cold glint flashed in Lorraine’s eyes. Harold had ignored Khloe’s wrongful imprisonment back then, so there must be another reason for his sudden support.

It was likely that Khloe held something that piqued his interest.

Lorraine shared her suspicions with Sloane, her voice laced with cold calculation.

“What do we do now?” Sloane’s beautiful face twisted with a mix of resentment and jealousy as she listened to Lorraine’s words. “Why does she always get so lucky? I’ve done everything to ruin her, to isolate her, and yet she always manages to come out on top. I won’t let her win this time!”

a fit of rage, Sloane started hurling objects around the

remained unshaken, her voice cold as ice. “Breaking things won’t help. We need a strategy, something that will turn this around. If

she reached for a medical kit beside the bed. Gripping Sloane’s arm tightly, she continued, “We need to deal

Sloane’s severe injuries and her

was desperate to go to her, but his father’s advice to focus on Khloe

knew he should distance himself from Sloane, the memory of her gentle and understanding nature made it hard to ignore her. He hesitated for a

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family, he overheard Sloane’s soft, pained

I don’t know what got into me. When I saw how beautiful she was, I panicked, thinking Eric would fall

with frustration. “Sloane, don’t blame yourself. What you did to Khloe’s necklace was wrong, yes, but that’s just an object. You’re a living person. Look at what Khloe did to you—she nearly crippled you! I’ll make sure your father hears

Khloe must have changed so much after everything

still worried about her! But what about her? She

If she hadn’t loved him so deeply, she never would have acted

had to ignore Sloane, knowing it would inevitably shatter