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

Ophelia had sweet-talked her into signing

telling her the penalty for breaching the contract was half a million

Eileen went silent.

Ophelia couldn’t get through on the

director

had no choice but to put away her phone and walk over,

asked, “You sure

tears but could only nod and say, “I’m fine…”

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

Eileen was back in

director backstage was watching the slender figure on

just a

cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib

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

the screen,

asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things? Is she walking with

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

eyes closed, her steps

one end of Wicked Woods to the other like a bat out of hell!

assistant director frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another take? She needs to open her eyes at least.”

thought about the injured crew member

to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s

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

director was speechless.

finally finished the shoot!

was drenched in sweat, as

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

nightmarishly terrifying!

was dead silent, the fluorescent

feel nervous again.

told herself to stop thinking about it!

her phone, planning

WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages in her