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.

His hair still damp. He walked straight

crew members waiting for them downstairs.

Eileen was about to

left standing

a cloud of

that moment, Galen approached, pulling a flyer out of his pocket and handing it to Eileen. When Eileen took a look, she

a

At 8 p.m., there’ll be a celebration 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 him out

her head. “There’s no

When she got back to the

Eileen made

chimed in, “I’ll go! I love fireworks, Eileen. I’ll go

Ms. Lopez just this morning, but now she was suddenly Eileen?

Galen had to step in and mediate. He pulled Egbert

shoulder and said to Eileen, “Wear a mask so you

“It’s gonn be so boring with just two people. Why don’t the

sighed, “This is just a small lovers’ quarrel. Ms. Flossie, what’s the point of you tagging along?”

was scheduled 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

closer to him and