Chapter 88

Egbert rang back, sensing something off about the camp vibe.

“What’s up?” he asked..

Eileen shot him a glance, but didn’t answer. Burton and Elaine seemed to want to say something, but seeing Eileen’s sour face, they swallowed their words and kept their heads down, packing their bags.

Ten minutes later, they started moving. Eileen was still leading the pack. They walked all morning.

By noon, they found a creek to rest by.

Eileen’s anger towards Egbert from the morning had dissipated by lunchtime. While Elaine and Burton were busy preparing lunch, she walked over to Egbert with a blade of grass in hand and sat down next to him, “Hey.”

Egbert glanced at her.

Eileen jerked her chin towards Elaine and Burton, “You knew them before, didn’t you?”

Egbert nodded without hiding it, “In terms of family relations, I’m their elder.”

Eileen scratched her face, “Why do they call me auntie then?”

Egbert was taken aback, then looked at her. Eileen raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t you hear? Elaine has accidentally called me auntie a few times.”

Egbert furrowed his brows, kept quiet for a moment, then said, “They might have made a mistake.”

Eileen examined Egbert carefully.

At that moment, Elaine finished preparing lunch and called out, “Mr. Reed, Au… Eileen, come eat.”

Eileen said to Egbert, “See, they did it again.”

Egbert didn’t respond. He stood up, extending a hand to help Eileen up. Eileen glared at him, refusing his help, and stood up on her own, walking towards Elaine.

was fruits and a

his stomach. After eating,

was constantly hungry. But she learned to cope. Back in the Lopez family, she often came home late from school to find no food, she got used to the hunger after enduring it

Elaine handed

took the water bottle and had a

Elaine, she was still curious, “Is it a custom

she couldn’t answer Eileen’s question that morning. She

“Yes, yes, that’s how we address

frowned, “How

responded, “It’s

a moment, then suddenly stood up. Elaine thought that since she had a valid reason now, she grew

and Burton, fetching water by the creek, both looked over.

back and said, “Wait for me

immediately ran over and asked Elaine,

his head and muttered, “She seems a bit slow.”

at her brother, “Don’t you dare speak

look at Mr. Reed,

do you

and shook her

her hand. Elaine and Burton were shocked to see what

pack of bugs, threw them into the pot, then took the pot to the creek. She cleaned the

the pan these past few days, Eileen had always kept the oil to herself and never used it, this was the first time she took it out voluntarily. A few minutes later, the bugs in the pan were fried to a

Eileen picked up a bug herself and tasted it. Feeling that it was

handed it to Burton and Elaine, “Eat up.”

widened, their faces filled

treat me as an elder, it’s my duty to take care of you youngsters. These bugs are rich in protein, very nutritious, Elaine, you are injured, you need to eat more, and you, Burton, you are a big guy, you also need to

faces were full of

refusing to eat, Eileen instantly became upset. With a grumpy face, she took the pan to Egbert, trying to get him to eat.

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