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,

had sweet-talked her into signing onto the show.

remembered Ophelia mocking her when they signed the contract, telling her the

Eileen went silent.

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

the director started

away her phone

at her and asked,

of tears but could

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

was back in

backstage was watching the slender figure on the monitor with satisfaction, nodding

just a

the director’s command, the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing the camera angle.

Eileen’s calm collected back and

the screen, the set

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

was silent for a moment before saying slowly,

her eyes closed, her steps hurried,

Wicked Woods to the other like a

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

the injured crew member still backstage who hadn’t

the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s

face suddenly turned sour. After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost

director was speechless.

finally finished the

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

grabbed a tissue and sat down on the couch across the room,

was nightmarishly

was dead silent, the fluorescent

to feel nervous

stop thinking

herself, she pulled out her phone, planning to send

she saw 99+ unread messages