Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 119

After returning from the fireworks event, Eileen felt that Egbert didn’t seem as angry anymore. She decided to seize the opportunity. She asked him, “Do you feel like nurturing some feelings tonight? How about watching a romantic movie together?”

Egbert unlocked the door with his keys, walked in, and quietly replied, “No need, better get some rest.”

He closed the door behind him..

The next day when Eileen arrived at the set, Galen called her over. Galen, smoking a cigarette, said, “The actress playing Hertha is coming this afternoon due to scheduling issues. We need to shoot her scenes first, so we’ve adjusted the shooting schedule. Everyone will be focusing on Hertha’s scenes for now.”

Eileen blinked. “So, does this mean Joyce’s scenes will be postponed?”

Galen nodded. “Exactly. It’ll give you and Egbert more time to adjust.”

Eileen turned to look in the direction of Egbert, who was reading the script.

“Does Mr. Reed know about this?” Eileen asked.

Galen replied, “Yes, he’s aware.”

Eileen nodded. “Alright.”

The new character, Hertha, was played by a secondary actress named Salome. Originally, for the role of Hertha, they could have cast a top-tier actress. But because Joyce’s role had been elevated, Galen contacted several actresses who had auditioned previously. However, when they found out they would be paired with a newcomer, they all declined. In the end, Galen had to pull some strings to bring Salome on board.

Salome, however, only had a two-month window and was set to join another production soon. So, Galen decided to shoot her scenes first.

In the following days, Eileen had very few scenes, almost none at all. Yet, she still went to the set every day because Galen wanted her to stay in touch with Egbert to continue building their relationship.

impossible to spend any time alone with Egbert. Salome was constantly by his side. Unlike Joyce, whose scenes were mostly indoors, Hertha’s scenes were mostly outdoors. Setting up the scenes, arranging the props, and renting locations – were both physical and time-consuming. After almost every scene, they had to move to a different

script. Eileen sometimes attempted to strike up a conversation

Eileen either read the script, avoided Flossie, or helped

early for the day. Salome cheerfully suggested, “We’ve been together for so long, and I haven’t treated everyone to a meal

when she heard this and immediately looked over. Salome spotted her and waved to her enthusiastically, “Eileen, join us!”

“Sure.” Eileen smiled.

upscale in this small town. The hotel’s third floor had a karaoke lounge, so

everyone herself. When she poured a drink into Egbert’s glass, she raised her own glass and

take the drink. Instead, he reached for a glass of juice and said, “No need to be so formal.”

we should all have a

turned to the others and said, “We should all

cheering and requesting drinks.

still held his glass of juice and casually said, “I don’t drink.”

on, that’s no

front of Egbert, and downed it in one go, saying casually, “I’ll

The private room

looked at Egbert, winking at him. He put down his

fill and noticed that Egbert wasn’t eating

would be impolite.”

okay; they’re going to sing, and you don’t drink,” she said, tugging at Egbert’s sleeve, urging

stayed silent for a moment but eventually

a message to Janice, telling her to let the others know that they were leaving early.

Eileen said to Egbert, “Look at me, being a good friend, drinking on your behalf.