Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 617:

Henrik, sitting offstage, felt an unfamiliar knot tighten in his chest. Having come to know Khloe, he had tasked Alan with uncovering every detail of her life.

The reports had felt cold and distant, yet they hadn’t stirred much inside him. After all, the people he had dealt with would have gladly gone to prison if it meant they could escape their circumstances.

But now, hearing Khloe speak of her three years in jail with such unshakable calm, something in his chest clenched painfully. He felt a sharp, suffocating discomfort, a feeling that gnawed at him, leaving him looking visibly unwell.

Morris was frozen for a moment, trying to process what he had just heard. Then it hit him—Henrik had insisted on bringing him here tonight for a reason.

Henrik had purposely kept White’s identity from him. The message was clear: neither the Evans family nor Eric were deserving of forgiveness for their actions.

Morris fell silent, the weight of the moment settling

about her prison experience, she turned her gaze to Henrik and Morris, expecting to see anger or disgust. Instead, she was struck by

fear held her back. Any move she made now could expose her to Khloe, and that would destroy her chances of

off guard by Khloe’s unflinching revelation. She couldn’t fathom what Khloe

done yet. Her voice remained composed and

do something, I wouldn’t admit to it, no matter what tactics they used. Even after my three years in jail, they refused to let me go.

brief moment, and with a forced calm, she met Khloe’s gaze. “Enough of these lies, Khloe. The allegations of academic fraud and causing deaths—they’re true. But neither I nor the Evans family had anything to do with

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as Sloane continued, “I get it. You’re angry with me, and I understand why. You were once engaged to Eric. But the things you did were unforgivable. How could Eric ever marry someone with a reputation like yours? I, too, paid the price. I’ve sacrificed my happiness to change the public’s view of your actions. I’m a victim of this, too. So why are you still blaming me and

Khloe’s jail time by playing her own card. But now that Khloe had exposed everything herself, Sloane was thrown off balance. Fear crept in—what if Khloe had evidence? So, she tried once again to divert the conversation, twisting it

harbored a grudge over Eric being taken from her, and that was why Khloe was