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 are you doing?”

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

Eileen frowned.

I’ll wake you up

been an eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a moment before finally stepping into the tent to rest.

military

a time long, long

plaid dress sat in a room full

time for dinner,” a sprightly old man called

pouted, her back to the door,

hair and soothed, “Your dad got called away on some work and can’t make

about grandma and

her head in disappointment, buried her

dear, is our little Eileen going

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

and grandma both laughed heartily.

window flooded in, the phone in

The little girl jumped up excitedly and rushed to

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

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

looking for… Mr.

girl carefully handed the phone to her grandpa who walked over.

a smile, but within moments, his face

to the restaurant to celebrate her birthday with her grandpa

and the little girl

she learned the truth.

had died while on duty.

day, it was raining

by her grandparents to a cemetery.

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

this Mr. Robin’s

girl, your dad was

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

heard that soldiers who

asleep, had tears streaming down

breath, and buried

dream shifted at

and so

little girl woke up from a large

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

doctor

she didn’t understand why she was wearing an oxygen mask.

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