Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 80

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?”

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

Eileen frowned.

coaxed her, “Come on, I’ll wake

had been an eventful day and Eileen hesitated for a

of the military academy,

dreamed of a time long, long

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

for dinner,” a sprightly

move. She pouted, her back to the door, refusing to leave out of

hair and soothed, “Your dad got called away on some

and grandpa accompany

turned her head in disappointment, buried her face

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

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 laughed

from the window flooded in, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

jumped up excitedly and

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

still

looking for… Mr. Howard.”

little girl carefully handed the phone to her grandpa

but within moments,

to the restaurant to celebrate her birthday with her grandpa and

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

later, she learned the truth.

father had died while on duty.

that day, it

taken by her grandparents to a cemetery.

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

this Mr. Robin’s

girl, your dad was a

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

that soldiers who

her tent, Eileen, asleep, had tears

a deep breath, and buried her face

shifted at this

so did her grandparents.

dream, the little girl woke up from a large

ached, she was hooked up to many IV tubes, and she

grandpa was a renowned doctor and he had taught her a lot about medical science and

she didn’t understand why she was wearing an oxygen

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