Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 99

Major Warner had had it with Eileen.

He walked briskly, but Eileen trailed behind him like a shadow.

Major Warner turned around and said, “I’ve already made the call for you, and I have also asked the financial department of the TV station. They said your prize money will be sent after the advertisers clear this round of business expenses. You stalking me won’t speed things up.”

Hands in her pockets, Eileen stubbornly retorted, “They told me you’re the big cheese. If not you, who should I badger?”

Major Warner was irate, “You nagging me won’t do squat. I’m not the one with the cash.”

Eileen didn’t reply, just kept tailing him. Finally Major Warner led Eileen to the show director, attempting to pass the buck, “He’s the director. Bug him.”

Eileen’s gaze immediately switched to the director.

The director, already aware of the situation, hurriedly defended, “What power does a director have? The one with the most power is certainly the person in charge. They’re the ones who coordinate with all parties and allocate resources.”

Eileen’s gaze switched back to Major Warner.

In the end, Major Warner had no other choice but to make another call back home to inquire about the quickest possible time for the prize money to be disbursed.

After some calculations, the finance department conservatively estimated, “At the soonest, three months.”

Major Warner relayed the news to Eileen, who was taken aback, “Three months at the earliest?”

Major Warner replied, “There’s a process to prize money disbursement. Have you ever seen it handed out lickety-split?”

Eileen was utterly frustrated.

she stewed in her anger, only finding some relief after using copious amounts of the

off two unfamiliar men she had previously met in

her neck. She held the ends of the towel, grumbling. “They said the prize money won’t come in for three months. Just thought

watched her retreating figure, and only after a while did he let the curtain

hadn’t wrapped up. Many teams were still in

next morning, as Egbert was on a call inside his tent, someone outside called for him. He hung up and stepped out. It was the show’s staff, asking if those who had finished early would like to wait for the other teams or return home first.

away and asked, “What did they say?”

“Still checking with

straight for Eileen’s

heading back or sticking around?” Eddie emerged from another

arrived at Eileen’s tent.

the entrance of Eileen’s tent, a staff member had been calling for a while, “Ms. Lopez, Ms.

“She’s not

seem like

was a light sleeper and wouldn’t sleep through all this commotion. His face

Eileen was gone.

just a few short minutes, the entire campsite became aware that Eileen, the first-place winner

Egbert’s face darkened.

Burton rushed out anxiously to search. The director was

saw her on her way to wash up this morning.”

the soldier, “And then?”

“Then

verge of panic, “Where

more frantic, “This is bad. Grandpa told me to take good care of her before he left. She didn’t get lost,