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

led her to the tent and whispered, “Get some rest since you’ve had a long day.”

Eileen frowned.

on, I’ll wake you up if

day and Eileen hesitated for a moment before finally stepping into the tent

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

dreamed of a time

girl in a red plaid dress sat

for dinner,” a sprightly old man called from the

to

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

How about grandma and grandpa accompany Eileen for a big meal?”

buried her face in her grandmother’s lap, and said,

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

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

and grandma

from the window flooded in, the

excitedly

end of the line, however, was not her father, but a stranger’s voice, “May I speak to the Howard family?”

little girl lowered her head in disappointment, but still politely replied, “Yes, who are you looking for?”

for… Mr.

carefully handed the phone to

with a smile, but

the restaurant to celebrate

to the hospital, grandma cried uncontrollably, and the little girl sat at the entrance

later, she learned

father had died while on

that day, it was raining heavily.

her grandparents to a cemetery.

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

Mr.

girl, your dad

her, but she didn’t respond, just staring

that soldiers who died were buried here.

Eileen, asleep, had tears streaming

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

at this point.

so did

woke up from a

up to many

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

why she was wearing

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