Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 200

Haunted Chronicles was a mega interactive live reality show produced by VisionStream, with a focus on scientific truth-seeking.

Most shows involving ghosts and spirits were usually pretty bloody and violent and got scrutinized pretty hardcore by the TV regulatory body.

But Haunted Chronicles was a different breed. Sure, it spun tales of ghostly figures, but what it’s really digging at were deeper social issues.

The main tone of the show was science and education, so the content of the program was also uplifting. VisionStream was all in on Haunted Chronicles, throwing a truckload of cash at it.

That’s why the big cheese director had the guts to invest in setting up Satan’s Lair.

Today wasn’t the premiere of the show, just the six guests shooting the trailer.

The trailer was a no-brainer, just each guest taking a stroll through Wicked Woods.

But they never saw it coming. During the shoot with the first guest, all hell broke loose.

The backstage crew had to scramble.

It was a team effort, but they managed to get a hold on Eileen!

They pulled off a daring rescue of a crew member who was on death’s door.

The guy was nearly scared to death, and the rest of the crew got a good fright too.

The director glared at Eileen, barking, “Are you out of your mind? Look at what you’ve done to him!”

The spooky sound effects and lights of Satan’s Lair were switched off, and the lights in the workspace were turned on.

Things were bright and the people around Eileen were just regular crew in regular clothes.

It was then that Eileen finally let out a sigh of relief.

The director stared at Eileen and snapped, “Can you even continue shooting?”

Eileen, trembling, managed to say, “I need to make a call.”

The director scowled and said impatiently, “Make it quick!”

Eileen pulled out her phone and called Ophelia from a corner, but there was no answer.

again but still, no

her into signing onto

also remembered Ophelia mocking her when they signed the contract, telling her the penalty for

Eileen went silent.

been played. Ophelia

later, the director

but to put away her

at her and asked, “You sure you’re

tears but could

and called out, “All departments, get ready, the

was back

watching the slender figure on the monitor with

just a bit too

command, the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing the

shifted from Eileen’s calm collected back and long strides to

Eileen’s front appeared on the screen, the set fell into

and asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things?

before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s walking…with

with her eyes closed, her steps hurried, her body

raced from one end of Wicked Woods to the

frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another take?

director thought about the injured crew member still backstage who hadn’t yet recovered.

to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another

director’s face suddenly turned sour. After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this is fine. We

director was

finished the shoot!

was drenched in sweat, as if she had just been fished

a tissue and sat down on the couch across

was nightmarishly terrifying!

silent, the fluorescent light overhead blazing.

feel

stop thinking about it!

distract herself, she pulled out her phone,

opened WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages in