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?]

quite a while, but

down her phone, looked at the beautiful new clock on her bedside table, and murmured, “Sweetie, it’s not your

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

at the age of ten after Sarah remarried,

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

it, can I take it? Won’t you miss

I ever miss

like that

on his face, and said, “You have

be willing to give it to me?”

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

day, Eileen was off to the office bright and

for this breakfast, you said you’d only have a bite! I was gone for a

queued for twenty minutes? Worth it. Eileen

eating!” The assistant

bite, I promise.” Eileen said

who else could it be but

Seeing the boss

stopped at the sight of Ophelia’s

my office!” Ophelia

office. As soon as Ophelia sat down on her office chair, she pulled out a packet of herbal soup, stuck a straw in it, and started drinking

Ophelia had been having it for four days and she was about to lose

soup in the air. Without looking at

her, “I don’t believe you