Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 71

Eileen was oblivious to the fact that Egbert was taking off his shirt to cover her chest.

Nevertheless, she quietly held his clothes and asked, “Can you fish? Or should I do it?”

“No need.” The man took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and stepped into the water.

Eileen was a bit worried, as he seemed quite weak. She frowned and reminded him, “Be careful.”

Egbert glanced at her, saw her hugging his clothes tightly. With a slight smile, he walked into the river.

The water wasn’t deep, and Egbert bent over, his eyes intently focused on the fish swimming in the river. After a while, he suddenly lunged.

Eileen stood on the riverbank, tiptoeing to get a better look..

Seeing that Egbert hadn’t moved, she asked, “Did the fish get away?”

He didn’t reply.

Eileen was about to tell him it was okay, that failure was the mother of success, when suddenly he reached down and scooped a fish out of the water with one hand, throwing it towards her.

Eileen instinctively caught the fish, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

“You’re amazing!” she exclaimed.

Egbert smiled briefly. Then he caught fish after fish with precision. Ten minutes later, he had caught five fish.

Though five fish seemed like a lot, they weren’t particularly heavy. Together, they were just enough for two people.

Eileen did a quick calculation and said, “That’s enough. Let’s go back to the shore.”

Egbert, dripping wet, made his way back to the shore.

Eileen was busy starting a fire. She glanced at Egbert and said, “Why don’t you take a bath while you’re at it? I’ll call you when the fish is ready.”

Egbert paused, looking at her.

Eileen pointed in one direction, saying, “Over there, in the direction we came from. There are some big trees for cover. I checked; it’s safe. And the water is clean. Go take a bath.”

Egbert looked in the direction she pointed and said, “Okay.”

Egbert headed in that direction and started taking off his clothes by the riverbank.

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Eileen was almost done grilling the fish, Egbert had finally returned

wearing half-dried camouflage pants and carrying his freshly washed vest and jacket

His upper body was bare, showing off his evenly toned

was sitting on the ground, and when she heard footsteps, she instinctively

She was stunned!

before her was nothing short of a

closer, and soon, his cool body naturally settled down next to her.

a bit away!

her, asking, “What’s wrong?”

“Why aren’t you wearing any clothes?” Egbert calmly unfurled his clothes and placed them on the fire rack as he said, “They’re not dry yet.” Eileen pursed her lips and

and then came back, smeared the juice from the flower stems on the fish, and handed it to Egbert, saying, “Here,

and said, “It’s delicious.”

said, “Of course, anything I grill

Egbert chuckled.

two of them ate

quite high at that moment. Eileen checked Egbert’s clothes that were hanging on the rack, touched them, and said, “They’re

clothes and threw them to the bare-chested

the clothes but didn’t put them on. Instead, he looked at Eileen and suddenly asked,

at her own clothes, which were indeed

said, “I don’t have

his jacket to her, saying, “Wear

held the still-warm jacket, paused for a moment, then

that, she took Egbert’s jacket and headed

away, not

first washed her pants and then hung them on a nearby tree to

the vest, then put on her half-dry pants and Egbert’s jacket.

clothes,

quite big

on, not only were the sleeves too long, but the hem of

her feet were wet. So she didn’t put on her shoes

the