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

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

Eileen frowned.

coaxed her, “Come on, I’ll wake

Eileen hesitated for a moment before finally stepping into the

perhaps because of Egbert’s mention of the military academy, Eileen had a dream

a time long, long

in a red plaid dress sat in

dinner,” a sprightly old man called

little girl didn’t move. She pouted, her back to the door, refusing

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

birthday. How about grandma and

buried her face in her grandmother’s lap, and said, “Daddy promised.”

from the doorway, “Oh dear, is

tears at the corners of her eyes with her tiny hands and replied

grandma both laughed

flooded in, the phone in

jumped up excitedly and

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

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

looking for…

phone to

with a smile, but within moments, his face turned

restaurant to celebrate her birthday

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

later, she learned the truth.

had died while on

it was

her grandparents to a

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

this Mr. Robin’s

girl, your dad was a

but she didn’t respond, just staring at the

that soldiers who died

her tent, Eileen, asleep, had tears streaming down her

deep breath, and buried her face in her arm.

at

cemetery disappeared, and so did her grandparents.

little girl woke

with pain, her entire body ached, she was hooked up to many IV tubes, and she had a mask

grandpa was a renowned doctor and he had

she

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