Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 188

Eileen looked at Egbert with wide innocent eyes, keeping her mouth shut, opting for silence instead.

Egbert didn’t continue to berate her.

He let go of her hand, asking, “Aren’t you going to show me around?”

Eileen snorted. “You’re the one who restored this place, so don’t you already know what it looks like?”

Even though she said that, she still enthusiastically escorted Egbert around.

Pointing at a vase, she said, “Look at this vase, it was my grandma’s favorite! Let me tell you a secret, when she bought it, the seller told her it was an antique. She didn’t know any better and believed him, but it’s actually not an antique at all. Later, my grandpa swapped it with a real antique so she wouldn’t get upset when she found out.”

Eileen continued, “And this painting over here was done by my grandpa. I helped mix the paint. See this lively little kitty? I drew it. Well, it was with my grandpa guiding my hand, but it still counts!”

After a while, she said, “This is my dad’s collection room. Egbert, you are amazing. You managed to find so many old clocks! You must have spent a fortune, right?”

Egbert stood at the doorway, chuckling, “I didn’t actually spend that much.”

Eileen didn’t believe him, as vintage clocks are pretty pricey after all.

She made a mental note to repay him later.

Then, she took Egbert to see the other rooms.

From the first floor to the second, they toured every room.

The more Eileen saw, the more amazed she was. It looked exactly like it used to!

In disbelief, Eileen asked Egbert, “How did you manage this? Some of the things in the rooms aren’t exactly the same, but the living room is spot on. You’re incredible!”

Egbert enjoyed her admiring gaze, after a while he said, “I did it with a video.”

Eileen was puzzled, “Video?”

Egbert walked over to the TV, pulling out an old videotape from a drawer.

He slipped the tape into the VCR.

After pressing a few buttons, the VCR started playing. The screen flickered on, showing a somewhat worn-down image.

Eileen was staring at the screen, stunned.

Suddenly, a large face appeared on the screen. It was her dad!

a video camera, so he started by filming his own

every corner of the house, his hearty

later, a small head peeked out from

Eileen’s

was seeing her younger self.

or five at the time, full of

little braids in

the little girl

daughter up in his arms.

disappeared from

and his daughter in the other clearly struggling

want to hold it,

replied, “It’s heavy, sweetheart.”

daddy, let me hold it, I can

even more violently, suddenly it was falling towards

the camera was

I told you it was too heavy. Look at your short little fingers. Kids with short fingers never grow tall. Eileen,

suddenly being teased!

not pleased, she huffed,

only made her dad laugh harder, “Yes, you

girl was angry, she shouted, “Grandma, daddy’s

if you dare

granddaughter is a little menace, I’m just disciplining her. Who would want to marry her with a bad temper like

don’t have

side, another lively elderly voice

to the balcony door, where Robin just finished watering the plants and was coming in with a watering

never gets married, I’d support her for a

“Dad, it’s because you spoil her so much, she’s even bossing me

child, if anything

chimed in, “Right,

huh?” Nathan suddenly shouted, “You little rascal, I’m going

like it was on a

the little girl in his arms, pretending to

video, the little girl’s laughter filled the house.

video was paused.

down the remote, turning to look at

hands over her face, peeping through her fingers at the

“Egbert.”