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.”

as she took a moment before answering, “Then we have to stay on high alert. From what you’re saying, it’s

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

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

connection at her disposal to create distractions. Despite her confidence

Khloe was far too focused on the ambitious task of recreating the Jose Drug to pay attention to the underlying schemes in the

phone, Sloane typed a quick, decisive message.

glared at Khloe, her eyes burning with hatred and bitterness. Khloe’s downfall was

the competition, the rules allowed for 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 effectiveness of each team’s potion. Only the

time the competition staff

five-hour timer expired, the list of pairings for

other than Sloane’s team, Illusion Laboratory, for the next

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

closer to Khloe and whispered, “Khloe, it’s Sloane. Could she be the