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.

tried again but still,

sweet-talked her into signing onto the show.

when they signed the contract, telling her the penalty for breaching the contract

Eileen went silent.

she had been played. Ophelia couldn’t

the director started hurrying her.

to put away her phone and

and asked, “You sure you’re okay this

tears but could only

director picked up the walkie-talkie and called out, “All departments, get ready, the lights and music are connected.”

was back in the

the slender figure

bad, just a bit

the infrared jib camera, changing the

collected back and long strides to her

screen, the

crew member thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things? Is she

for a moment before saying

her eyes closed, her steps hurried, her body rigid, her

of Wicked Woods to the other

we need to do another take? She needs to open

injured crew member still backstage who

said to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another take, you tell

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

was speechless.

finally finished

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

a tissue and sat down on the couch

nightmarishly

was dead silent, the fluorescent light overhead blazing.

to feel nervous

told herself to stop thinking

out her phone, planning to send Ophelia

she saw 99+ unread messages in