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

hand, led her to the tent and whispered, “Get some rest since you’ve had a

Eileen frowned.

coaxed her, “Come on, I’ll wake you up

an eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a moment before

the military academy, Eileen

a time long, long ago.

in a red plaid dress sat in a room full

for dinner,” a sprightly old man called

pouted, her back to the

came in, stroked her hair and

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

little girl turned her head in disappointment, buried her face in her grandmother’s lap, and said,

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

quickly wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes with her tiny hands

and grandma

orange light from the window flooded in, the phone in the living room

up excitedly and rushed to answer the phone,

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

head in disappointment, but still

looking for… Mr. Howard.”

little girl carefully handed the phone to her grandpa

took the phone with a smile, but within

girl didn’t go to the restaurant to celebrate her birthday

was rushed to the hospital, grandma cried uncontrollably, and the little girl sat at the entrance of the empty

later, she

father had died while on duty.

day, it

her grandparents to a cemetery.

in military uniforms. Their eyes were full of pity

Mr. Robin’s daughter?”

your dad was a

spoke to her, but she didn’t respond, just staring at the

soldiers who died were buried

Eileen, asleep, had tears streaming

a deep breath, and buried her face in

dream shifted at

cemetery disappeared, and so did her grandparents.

girl woke up from

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

was an oxygen mask. Her grandpa was a renowned doctor and he

understand why she

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