Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 32:

Her words landed like a sharp slap across Sloane’s face. The real blow was that both the director and the producer appeared to share this opinion.

Sloane had no one to blame but herself; she enjoyed putting on the facade of a refined heiress for her adoring fans.

Behind the scenes, however, her reputation was infamous. She consistently arrived late, leaving the entire crew waiting without so much as an apology.

Her acting was abysmal—she constantly forgot her lines, her expressions were wooden, and her movements were over-the-top, utterly missing the mark in bringing her character to life.noveldrama

On top of that, she would throw fits and boss the crew around whenever things didn’t go as planned, making the set a miserable place to work.

Alissa had been fed up with her for some time, and with Khloe’s arrival, she was more than ready to make the change.

She cleared her throat before suggesting, “I understand that switching roles this late is unfortunate. After careful discussion, we’re offering you the second female lead role as compensation. What do you think, Sloane?”

“Second lead? Over my dead body!” Sloane’s fists balled up, her whole body shaking with fury. “I’ve got Snowpear’s backing. Without me as the lead, this production is going nowhere!”

Her voice cut through the air, shrill and grating, like the screech of nails on a chalkboard.

“Sloane, did it slip your mind? Snowpear is a close friend of mine, and I was the one who secured the rights for you back then,” Khloe said calmly, facing Sloane’s seething anger. A smirk curled on her lips. “You’ve had the rights for so long, you’ve convinced yourself they’re yours. But as of now, they’re mine.”

Though her tone was casual, her words struck like daggers, cutting straight into Sloane’s pride.

The staff also started exchanging hushed whispers.

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“Khloe’s incredible. She managed to get the rights from Snowpear.”

“Sloane’s really taken a hit this time. She got way too cocky.”

The murmurs rippling through the crowd drained the color from Sloane’s face, leaving her ghostly pale.

Not again!

That same crushing feeling!

How could Khloe so easily get everything handed to her, while she was left humiliated after all her plotting?

Why was it always this way?

“No. This can’t be happening.” Sloane’s body shook, her voice quivering with a mix of denial and hopelessness.

Eric stepped in to support her, his frown deepening as he confronted Khloe angrily. “Khloe, don’t push it! Why are you treating Sloane like this? She’s your sister!”

“Oh, when Sloane was trying to get rid of Khloe, she didn’t care about family!” Tess snapped back. “Eric, have some decency. Trying to use family ties to manipulate Khloe is absurd.”

Eric’s expression hardened, his eyes narrowing with cold fury. “As an investor, I have every right to speak. If Khloe takes the lead, I’m pulling my fifty million investment!”

The statement caused immediate tension to spread through the crowd.

A withdrawal of investment could ruin the entire production.

Sloane had been so arrogant not just because of the rights she held, but because of Eric’s fifty million investment.

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