Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 118

Eileen was gawking at Egbert.

Egbert was a fussy dude, and even insisted on washing his face with hot water. If he could bring himself to shower in cold water…

Eileen bit her lip, casting another glance at the towel wrapped around Egbert’s waist.

“Did you…” Eileen tread carefully with her words, then asked, “Did you feel…something just now?”

Egbert froze, staring at her in disbelief. He wasn’t expecting her to be so bold.

“Really?” Eileen expressed surprise. “Then you’re pretty weak, dude. I mean, I feel nothing for you!”

Egbert fell silent for a moment. He took a deep breath and asked coldly, “Should I be happy about that?”

Eileen sighed, waving her hand dismissively. “You can’t really say that. I just have better self-control than you. It’s normal to feel aroused when you get intimate with someone; that’s just your body pumping out dopamine. But you gotta separate your physical reactions from your feelings, okay?”

Just then, Eileen’s phone rang. It was the props department, saying they’d found the car keys.

After hanging up the phone, Eileen looked up to see Egbert watching her with a frosty gaze. He seemed a bit ticked off, so she didn’t dare to provoke him further and headed for the door.

Egbert appeared. His hair still damp. He walked straight

members waiting for

into the van, and just as Eileen was about

left standing

a cloud of exhaust fumes wafting over

moment, Galen approached, pulling a flyer out of his pocket and handing it to Eileen. When Eileen took a look, she saw that it was an advertisement for fireworks show at the

a

at the bay observation deck with fireworks. I don’t care what type of guys you’re into, you gotta pretend to be into Egbert while we’re filming. So invite

the flyer and finally nodded her head. “There’s

a text, but Egbert didn’t reply. When she got back to the hotel, she had no choice

was talking to Flossie. When Eileen made her proposition,

love fireworks,

her Ms. Lopez just this morning,

With no other options, Galen had to step in and mediate.

said to Eileen, “Wear a mask so you won’t be

joked, “It’s gonn be so boring with just two people. Why don’t the three of us go?”

Ms. Flossie, what’s the

to start at 8 p.m. Eileen and Egbert left the hotel at 7, arriving around 7:30. There were lots of seafood stalls around the observation deck, and street performers were singing nostalgic songs.

moved closer