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…

“What are

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

Eileen frowned.

I’ll wake you up

a moment before finally stepping into the tent

because of Egbert’s mention of the military academy,

dreamed of a time long,

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

sprightly old man called from the

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

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

for your birthday. How about grandma and grandpa

in disappointment, buried her face in her grandmother’s

laughed from the doorway, “Oh dear, is our little Eileen going to cry?”

tears at the corners of her eyes with her tiny hands and replied

grandpa and grandma both laughed

flooded in, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

little girl jumped up excitedly and

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

head in disappointment, but still politely

looking for…

phone to her grandpa who walked over.

with a smile, but within moments, his face

go to the restaurant to celebrate her birthday with her grandpa and grandma.

the little girl sat at the entrance of the empty hospital corridor, lost and

days later, she learned the

father had died while

that day, it

taken by her

in military uniforms. Their eyes were full of pity when they

Mr.

girl, your dad was a

didn’t respond, just staring at the unfamiliar

who died

asleep, had tears

deep breath, and buried her face in her arm.

shifted at this point.

and so did

little girl woke up from a large

she was hooked up to many IV tubes, and she had a mask on

Her grandpa was a renowned doctor and he had taught her a lot about medical science

she was wearing an

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