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 answer.

remembered how Ophelia had sweet-talked her into signing onto

mocking her when they signed the contract, telling her

Eileen went silent.

she had been played. Ophelia

director started

had no choice but to put away her phone and walk

director glanced at her and asked, “You sure you’re okay this time?”

the verge of tears but could only nod and say, “I’m

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

later, Eileen was back in

was watching the slender figure

just a bit too fast.”

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

collected back and long strides to her

appeared on the screen, the set

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

was silent for a moment before saying slowly,

walked with her eyes closed, her steps hurried, her body rigid, her face

one end of Wicked Woods to the other like a

director frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do

about the injured crew member still

director, “Yeah, let’s

while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going

director was

finally finished the shoot!

sweat, as if she had just

down on the couch across the room, still haunted

was nightmarishly

was dead silent, the fluorescent light overhead

to feel nervous again.

told herself to stop thinking about

herself, she pulled out her phone, planning to

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