Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 368

Chapter 368:

Just then, Charlotte and Sylvie hurried over, wrapping Khloe in a tight hug. “Khloe, you’re incredible!”

Khloe returned the hug with a soft smile. “The competition isn’t over yet. Let’s not celebrate too soon. There’s still a long way to go.”

Charlotte’s face grew serious as the implications hit her. “Are you saying someone within the competition is deliberately trying to sabotage you?”

Khloe gave a slight nod, her demeanor turning serious. “There’s definitely something suspicious going on. Think about it—from the moment we were made to switch booths to that staff member’s odd behavior, Barlow’s intentionally tricky question, and how fast the Jose Drug incident reached the main judges. It all points to us being targeted. So far, it’s been petty interference. But with this win, I suspect the next move against us will be far more severe.”

Sylvie’s face darkened, her frustration boiling over. “Those people are completely shameless. Instead of playing fair, they’ve been scheming against us. If it weren’t for Khloe’s sharp mind and skill, we’d have been eliminated long ago.”

before answering, “Then we have to stay on high alert. From what you’re saying, it’s clear they won’t back down anytime

know, and I’ve already come up with a plan,” Khloe replied with

kept an eye on Khloe as she headed back to her booth. When she noticed Khloe quietly resuming work on her potion, she felt a wave of relief wash

connection at her disposal to create distractions. Despite her confidence in the plan, a nagging fear lingered that Khloe might catch on and unravel

to pay

a quick,

were sharp and filled with malice. As she sent the message, she glared at Khloe, her eyes burning with hatred and bitterness. Khloe’s downfall was imminent.

a five-hour interval to finish the assigned potion. At the end of this period, the next stage would begin, where remaining teams would collaborate in pairs to perform experiments instead of competing directly against one another. A panel of judges, along with a group of on-site research specialists, would then evaluate and score the results based on the

drew lots, this time the competition staff would randomly pair teams

the five-hour timer expired, the list of pairings for the upcoming round was

Oasis Laboratory, was matched against none other than Sloane’s team, Illusion Laboratory,

to take the stage and face off against Sloane’s team, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a sense of caution surged

was also worried. She leaned closer to Khloe and whispered, “Khloe, it’s Sloane. Could