Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 96

Chapter 96

Elaine’s words must’ve been a hell of a shocker, ’cause everyone around fell silent.

Burton felt embarrassed, his face turning red. He quickly approached and pulled Elaine away.

Elaine struggled all the way.

Eileen stood still for a moment before gently patting Egbert’s arm. He turned to look at her.

Eileen looked puzzled and asked, “What’s her deal?”

“She wants to team up with you.” Before Egbert could speak, Eddie chimed in with a laugh.

As soon as Eddie finished speaking, he seemed to get a bright idea. He threw his arm around Lucas’ shoulder and said, “Let’s form an alliance too. We’ve been through hell and back together.”

Lucas shrugged off Eddie’s arm and walked towards Egbert, saying, “Mr. Reed, I want to take another look at the map.”

Egbert put his pocketknife away. He glanced back at Eileen, then he and Lucas went off to the side to discuss their route.

After a while, Burton and Elaine returned.

Eileen was lounging in the branches of a large tree! With her legs crossed and a blade of grass in her mouth, she was sneakily watching the siblings below.

Seeing her gaze, Burton called out, “Auntie.”

Elaine stood behind Burton, and she also seemed a bit shy now, sneakily watching Eileen and mumbling along, “Auntie.”

Eileen laughed, ignored them, and beckoned two little white monkeys over.

A few minutes passe. Egbert folded up the map and said, “There are two paths, one short and one long.”

Eddie was stumped, asking, “What’s the difference?”

way around might take three or four days to reach the exit. But the shorter route is much closer. If we go fast, we may reach the exit by tonight.”

should take

little monkey while lounging in the

her and said, “There’s a river.

“Is the river wide?”

shook his head, “It’s not marked on the

down from the tree, hands on hips, and said, “Then let’s take the short route.

they’d lose too much time. If other teams got out first, they’d

the end, everyone agreed to take

walking for less than an hour when they saw the bridgeless river,

in relief, saying, “That’s manageable.

bank, observing the river, shaking her head and saying, “We can’t swim

puzzled,

stone from the other

up the stone in its mouth, and slowly sank

visibly

calmly, “This is also a

shoulder, lamenting, “The showrunners are really too much.

Eileen nor Egbert said a

not the same as the previous dangerous one. That one only required us to find items, but this one requires us to cross

pointed to a big tree across the river

the other side. How will we tie it?”

Eddie and said, “Give me ten grand,

so surprised that his

it off. I won’t ask for more, just put my bank account info for the prize money. I’ll take care of the taxes too. How’s that? Am I

was about to speak, Lucas pulled Eddie aside and asked Eileen, “How are

“I have my ways.”

nodded, “If you can get us across the river, the money’s yours.”

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