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…

unhappily, “What

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

Eileen frowned.

“Come on, I’ll wake you up

an eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a moment before finally stepping into

of Egbert’s mention of the military academy,

dreamed of a time long, long

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

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

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

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

about grandma and grandpa accompany

head in disappointment, buried her

white-haired grandpa laughed from the doorway, “Oh dear,

little girl quickly wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes with her tiny hands and replied loudly, “No way, I’m

and grandma both

in, the phone in

girl jumped up excitedly and rushed to

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

girl lowered her head in disappointment, but still politely

for… Mr. Howard.”

the phone to her grandpa who walked over.

smile, but within moments, his

the little girl didn’t go to the restaurant to celebrate her birthday with her grandpa and grandma.

and the little girl sat at the entrance of the empty

later, she learned the

had died while on duty.

day, it was raining

taken by her

funeral, all dressed in military uniforms. Their eyes were full of pity when they

this Mr. Robin’s

dad

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

heard that soldiers who

her tent, Eileen, asleep, had tears streaming

in her sleep, took a deep breath, and buried her face in

at

so did her

the little girl woke up from a large white

entire body ached, she was hooked up to many IV

mask. Her grandpa was a renowned doctor

didn’t understand why she was

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