Chapter 80

Eileen was busy scheming 108 ways to pack her stuff when suddenly she felt a piercing gaze on her.

She turned her head in confusion.

It was Egbert.

She frowned and asked, “Why are you eyeballing me? Just so you know, even if I can’t fit all this stuff, I’m not sharing with you.”

Egbert chuckled softly, stood up and walked over to her.

He looked at the mess on the floor and asked, “Ever heard of the military packing method?”

Eileen was taken aback and looked up at him.

Egbert squatted down, emptied Eileen’s bag and started packing it anew.

As he was doing this, he explained, “When out on a mission, the logistics team ensures the supplies are packed to the brim and sorted

out.”

Eileen watched as he managed to fit the large items that she previously couldn’t into the bag. Her eyes widened with surprise.

A moment later, although many things still didn’t fit, her bag could now carry a third more than before.

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And thanks to his systematic packing method, retrieving items was a breeze.

Eileen was surprised, “Didn’t expect you to be so handy, did you learn this on a movie set?”

Egbert looked at her, paused for a moment, and then said, “I learned it at a military academy.”

Eileen was stunned, “You attended a military academy?”

Egbert averted his gaze, “Someone in my family did.”

Eileen looked at him for a moment, then at her bulging bag, and nodded approvingly, “Pretty good.”

It was unclear whether she was praising his packing skills or the military academy.

Egbert added, “Go get some rest. I’ll take first watch.”

Eileen scoffed, “No need, you go sleep. I’ll wait for Burton to take over later.”

Suddenly, Egbert stood up, took Eileen’s hand and helped her up.

Eileen, taken by surprise, swayed a little…

asked unhappily, “What

the tent and whispered, “Get some rest since you’ve had a long

Eileen frowned.

on, I’ll wake you up if anything happens.”

had been an eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a moment

of Egbert’s mention of the military academy, Eileen had a dream that

of a time long,

a 10-year-old girl in a red plaid dress sat in a

for dinner,” a sprightly old man called from the

little girl didn’t move. She pouted, her back to the door, refusing to

in, stroked her hair and soothed, “Your dad got called

for your birthday. How about grandma and grandpa accompany Eileen for a big

disappointment, buried her face in

“Oh dear, is our little Eileen going to

her eyes with her tiny

grandma both laughed heartily.

light from the window flooded in, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

excitedly and rushed to answer the phone,

however, was not her father, but a stranger’s voice, “May I speak to

girl lowered her head in disappointment, but still politely replied, “Yes, who are you

looking for…

girl carefully handed the phone to her

with a smile, but within moments,

to the restaurant to celebrate

the hospital, grandma cried uncontrollably, and the little girl sat

later, she learned the truth.

had died

day, it was

was taken by her

uniforms. Their eyes were full of pity when they looked at her.

Mr.

your dad was a

she didn’t respond, just staring at the unfamiliar cemetery and the neatly arranged tombstones.

who

asleep, had tears streaming down

took a deep breath, and buried her face in

shifted at

and so did her grandparents.

girl woke up from

with pain, her entire body ached, she was hooked up to many IV tubes, and she had

renowned doctor and he had taught her

she didn’t understand why she was wearing an oxygen mask.

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