Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 32

The moment Eileen got home, she whipped out a pyramid clock worth 300 bucks. She plonked it on her bedside table

Staring at the clock in awe, she snapped a photo and fired it off to Ophelia in the wee hours of the morning

Ophelia was in deep sleep when the sound of a Whatsapp notification jolted her awake. It was a common trait among agents – they were hyper–sensitive to the sound of phone calls, texts, and social media notifications. No matter how sleepy, they instantly woke up to those sounds

Just as Ophelia was thinking there might be an issue with one of her artists, she realized the flurry of messages were all from Eileen

Ophelia snapped awake She might not freak out over anyone else’s messages, but if it was Eileen’s

Ophelia felt a jolt of anxiety, cautiously opened up Whatsapp, and a minute later, she was staring at seventeen clock photos and the final message from Eileen saying. [Pretty, isn’t it? My whole room lights up with this clock!] Ophelia was left in deep thought.

After a full three minutes of silence, Ophelia tentatively replied with a question mark, followed by. [Did you send it to the wrong person?

The reply came quickly. [No, Ophelia, it’s for you. Do you like it?]

Ophelia glanced at the time in the top right corner of her phone screen, 3:30 am

Confused, Ophelia asked. [Do you know what time it is?]

Eileen replied. [Of course, it’s half past three in the morning. But I just landed, I’m not adjusted to the timezone, not sleepy]

Ophelia protested, [But I’m sleepy‘]

Eileen changed the subject. [Ophelia, you haven’t answered my question. Do you like it?]

Inhaling deeply. Ophelia didn’t reply, she simply blocked Eileen and went back to sleep. With no reply from Ophelia, Eileen sent another message, [Ophelia, are you there?]

a while, but there

on her bedside table, and murmured, “Sweetie, it’s not your fault they can’t appreciate your beauty. It’s okay, as long as I get it.

clocks, an interest not of her own, but a legacy of her childhood Back then, her father was still

the Lopez family at the age of ten after Sarah remarried, she once had a

clock has a unique sound. Listen carefully to them, Eileen Which one do you like?” Her father asked.

I take it?

I ever miss it?”

that clock Eileen said.

handsome man in her memory looked at the largest owl clock on the shelf, a smile of admiration showing on his face, and said, “You have

say you’d be willing to

in front of her, Eileen wiped away her tears and buried those memories deep inside her heart.

was off to the office bright and

assistant lamenting, “I queued for twenty minutes for this breakfast, you said you’d only have a bite! I was gone for a minute and you’ve almost

queued for twenty minutes? Worth it. Eileen

The

promise.” Eileen

familiar voice, who else could it

with a stern face. Seeing the boss arriving, the assistant cried out in tears, “Ophelia!”

to devour the assistant’s entire breakfast, stopped at the sight

in my office!”

her office chair, she pulled out a packet of herbal soup,

the soup was unbearably bitter. Ophelia had been having it for four days and she was about to lose her

soup in the air. Without looking at the prescription, she knew what was in it.

“I don’t believe you know anything about it”