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

remembered how Ophelia had sweet-talked her into

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

Eileen went silent.

felt like she had been played. Ophelia couldn’t get

the director started

had no choice but to put away her phone and walk

asked, “You sure you’re

but

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

back in the

the slender figure on the

a bit too

the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing

Eileen’s calm collected back and long strides to her front.

Eileen’s front appeared on the screen, the set

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

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

with her eyes closed, her steps

end of Wicked Woods to the other like a bat

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

member still backstage who hadn’t yet

the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do

sour. After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this

was

finally finished the shoot!

as if she had just been fished out

couch across the room,

nightmarishly

silent, the fluorescent

started to feel

herself to stop thinking about

out her phone, planning to send Ophelia a complaining message.

opened WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages in her