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 you doing?”

to the tent and

Eileen frowned.

her, “Come on, I’ll wake you

eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a

of Egbert’s mention of the military academy,

of a time long,

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

dinner,” a sprightly old man

her back to

in, stroked her hair and soothed, “Your

birthday. How about grandma and grandpa

in disappointment, buried her face in

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

of her eyes with her tiny hands and replied loudly, “No way, I’m not

grandpa and grandma

orange light from the window flooded in, the phone in the living

father!” The little girl jumped up excitedly and rushed to answer the

of the line, however, was not her father, but a stranger’s voice,

in disappointment, but still

for…

phone to her grandpa who

smile, but within moments, his

the restaurant to celebrate her

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

later, she learned the

died while on duty.

that day, it

was taken by her grandparents to

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

this Mr.

your dad

but she didn’t respond, just staring at the unfamiliar cemetery and the

who died were

tent, Eileen, asleep, had tears streaming down

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

at this

cemetery disappeared, and so did her grandparents.

little girl woke up from a large white bed.

hooked up to many

Her grandpa was a renowned doctor and he had

understand why she

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