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.

but still, no

had sweet-talked her into signing onto the show.

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

Eileen went silent.

like she had been played. Ophelia couldn’t get through on the phone.

director

put away her phone and

glanced at her and asked, “You sure

but could only nod and say, “I’m

“All departments, get ready, the lights and music

was back in

the slender figure

bad, just a bit too

swiftly manipulated the

calm collected back and long strides to her front.

screen, the set fell into

He rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things? Is she

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

closed, her steps hurried, her body rigid, her face expressionless.

one end of Wicked Woods to the other like

unhappy. “Do we need to do another take? She needs to open her eyes

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

“Yeah, let’s do

said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this is fine. We can

director was speechless.

finished the

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

the couch across the room, still

was nightmarishly terrifying!

dead silent, the fluorescent light

started to feel nervous again.

to stop thinking

out her phone, planning to send

when she opened WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages in