Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 66:

But Khloe didn’t flinch. Calmly, she pulled a small device from her purse, a cruel smile spreading across her lips. “You want to throw me out? Eric, you should watch this.” As she hit the play button, the lights dimmed, and a projection appeared on the wall of the banquet hall—her high-tech surveillance system playing a real-time replay of Sloane’s actions.

The crowd fell silent as Sloane’s face flickered onto the screen, her eyes gleaming with a triumphant smile as her hand reached for Khloe’s chest, targeting the diamond necklace.

Khloe’s outburst was triggered by Sloane’s clear intent to damage the necklace.

“This is your so-called kind and innocent Sloane.” Khloe’s voice was laced with venom. “Because I stole her spotlight, she wanted to destroy the priceless necklace around my neck—her way of getting back at me. What a hypocrite!”

The room erupted into gasps of disbelief.

Sloane’s face drained of color, her body frozen in horror. Eric stood motionless, his mind racing as the world around him seemed to spin.

Sloane stood frozen, panic flooding her senses as tears welled up in her eyes. Her face turned as pale as a ghost, and her body trembled involuntarily. “I didn’t mean to. It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing.”

Khloe’s lips twisted into a cruel, mocking grin, while her eyes were locked onto Sloane with a chilling intensity. “Didn’t mean to? How convenient. But your little lapse of judgment has come with a steep price. Do you know how much this necklace is worth? A billion dollars. Since you claim it was just an accident and act like the so-called virtuous Evans heiress, I’m sure you can easily cover this.”

One billion!

The revelation of the price sent shockwaves through the crowd. The sheer value of the necklace Khloe wore completely shattered their perception of the situation.

Sloane’s lips quivered uncontrollably as she struggled to speak, unable to form a single word to challenge the staggering price.

She could still clearly remember seeing the auction price herself.

That damn Khloe, why did she have to have footage of this? Confronted with the overwhelming demand for compensation and the undeniable proof, a flicker of regret began to gnaw at Sloane’s conscience.noveldrama

Her eyes clouded with fear and helplessness. “A billion? How could I ever pay that?”

Khloe didn’t let up, her brows furrowing in disdain as her voice cut through the tension. “Can’t pay it? Then why didn’t you think about the consequences when you made your move? Did you really think you could act without consequences just because of your carefully cultivated public image and fame?”

As the tension grew, the guests around the banquet hall started murmuring among themselves, their whispers rising in volume.

“A billion-dollar necklace? Incredible! I’ve never seen anything that expensive. The most expensive piece at the Royal Auction last year in Oninard was only two hundred million, and that was for top-tier gems!”

“I can’t believe Sloane would stoop so low. It’s true what they say—you never really know who someone is until they show their true colors.”

“I never thought Khloe would be wearing something so expensive. It looks like after leaving the Evans family, she hasn’t been as desperate as everyone thought. If anything, she seems to have a pretty powerful background.” Meanwhile, the live stream chat was flooded with reactions.

“A billion-dollar necklace? That’s unbelievable!”

“Wow, a billion! Now I get Khloe. If someone tried to mess with my billion-dollar necklace, I wouldn’t just slap them; I’d be ready to kill them!”

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