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 are

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

Eileen frowned.

I’ll wake you up

a moment before finally stepping into the tent

of Egbert’s mention of the military academy, Eileen had

dreamed of a time

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

time for dinner,” a sprightly old man called from the

didn’t move. She pouted, her back to the door, refusing to leave out of

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

grandma and

her head in disappointment, buried her face in her

dear, is our little Eileen going to cry?”

her eyes with her tiny hands and

grandpa and grandma both

the window flooded in, the phone in the living room

The little girl jumped up excitedly and rushed to answer the phone, “Father!”

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

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

for… Mr. Howard.”

the phone

a smile, but within moments,

restaurant to celebrate her

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

later, she learned the

died

it was

taken by her

to the funeral, all dressed in military uniforms. Their eyes were

this Mr.

your dad was a

spoke to her, but she didn’t respond, just staring at the unfamiliar cemetery and the neatly

soldiers who died were

asleep, had

sleep, took a deep breath,

dream shifted at this point.

so

girl woke

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

was an oxygen mask. Her grandpa was a renowned doctor and he had taught her a lot about medical science and

didn’t understand why she was

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