Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 78

Chapter 78:

Karl quickly forced a smile, his face flushed with apology, as cold sweat beaded on his forehead. “Miss Evans, my deepest apologies. Traffic held me up, but I rushed here as fast as I could.”

Khloe let out a dismissive snort, saying nothing further, though inwardly, she was pleased.

Her feigned arrogance was rewarded with Karl’s unwavering compliance.

What Khloe didn’t realize, however, was that Karl was genuinely terrified of her.

He knew too well the wrath Henrik could unleash, a wrath he had narrowly survived after crossing the man.

to stand without assistance, and the thought of Henrik turning his fury

carefully gauging whether she was truly angry, before his attention snapped to Eric. His gaze

and tarnish Miss Evans’s reputation?

venom in Karl’s eyes, his bravado faltering as he stumbled back, though he tried to

I told you that Miss Evans is my honored guest. Are you deaf?” A malicious sneer curled Karl’s lips. “I don’t care who you are. If you ever slander Miss Evans again,

than to push Karl. He could argue with lawmen like Rhett, but Karl, a man of the underworld, wasn’t someone to test. One wrong word and it could be

some misunderstanding. Eric only repeated what he heard

schemes, Sloane? Eric might not be the sharpest, but I know his true nature. If it weren’t for your manipulation, he wouldn’t have tried to block me at the set or spread those lies about

gaze. “Khloe, how can you say that? I was only trying to protect you! I heard you were getting involved with shady people, and I was just worried

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laugh. “Protect me? By spreading lies about my supposed ties to shady

between Khloe and Sloane, doubt creeping into his

come from Sloane and her mother. If it weren’t for Sloane’s constant reminder, Eric wouldn’t have been pushed to confront Khloe at the set. But now, Karl’s actions made it clear that Khloe wasn’t the woman he

hand, was his girlfriend, and safeguarding her reputation was tied to protecting his own. Eric inhaled sharply,