Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 186

Four days later, at the 8th Air Force Battalion,

Eileen just wrapped up a grueling training session and was planning to hit the mess hall with her buddies.

Suddenly, one of the crew members stopped her and said, “Ms. Lopez, can you come over here for a sec?*

Eileen walked over, looking puzzled.

Away from the camera, the crew member told her, “There’s a procurement task that’s been assigned to you.”

Eileen froze, ‘Procurement?”

He explained, “It’s military procurement. You’ll accompany the buyer this afternoon and return by tomorrow evening.”

Eileen furrowed her brows, “Isn’t this a job for the Logistics Department? Why do I need to go? Plus, doesn’t procurement mean leaving the camp? We’re not supposed to leave, right?”

The crew member shrugged, “I don’t really know the details. It’s the director’s decision. If you’ve got issues, you should take it up with him.”

Eileen glanced around, asking, “Where’s the director?”

The crew member pointed, “In the lounge, about twenty minutes from here.”

Twenty minutes? Wouldn’t that mess up her dinner time?

Eileen frowned, then finally said, “Whatever, I’ll go with the flow, I’ll follow orders.”

The crew member breathed a sigh of relief.

Eileen didn’t say anything else and headed straight for the mess hall.

After Eileen left, the director came out from a corner, looking helpless.

The crew member looked puzzled, “Mister, if you didn’t want Ms. Lopez to leave, why didn’t you just refuse the higher-ups?”

The director snapped, “If I could have refused, I would have already done so.”

Silent Wing had scored some points!

The higher-ups were bending over backward to meet his requests.

When Silent Wing suggested that Eileen should get a day and a half off, the leaders immediately issued an order to arrange it.

The director had no choice but to console himself. Giving her some time off was a good thing. Seeing less of Eileen for a couple of days would save his hair from falling out.

The news that Eileen was going on a procurement trip with the buyer made the other seven guests green with envy.

They were all undergoing rigorous training daily. The chance to leave the camp for a day felt like Christmas.

That afternoon, Eileen left in the buyer’s car.

But something felt off – there was no camera.

Two hours later, they arrived downtown.

The car pulled up in a secluded alley.

The buyer handed Eileen a bag, “We’ll meet back here at eight tomorrow night. I’ll come pick you up. There’s a mask and some clothes in the bag. You can change in the public restroom over there.”

held the bag, completely baffled,

urged her, “Hurry up and get out, we

dark and

the procurement car drive

Eileen was stunned.

there for a while, then it hit her. Her military uniform

mask, stood at the

a low-profile black car pulled

curiously looked at

down, revealing a familiar man’s

It was Egbert.

later, Eileen was in the passenger

at Egbert Reed, but whenever she saw

at

finally asked, “Where

in his eyes, “It’s three

of course, was

she cautiously asked, “How did you

merely smiled and

at him seriously, finding the situation odd.

asked again, “Do you want to eat

could only say, “I do!”

would you

And lobster and chicken rolls!”

tea with

sighed, then said, “Alright, we’ll have barbecue now, seafood for dinner, and chicken rolls

excitedly agreed,

they arrived at an upscale barbecue restaurant.

at their private room, and Eileen started wolfing down as soon as she

busy grilling meat for Eileen and refilling her

was eating non-stop

saw Egbert’s

remembered, Egbert was

profile photo to match

felt a bit

reason, she started eating

she also started acting a bit

she put down her fork and knife, saying, “I’m full.”

couldn’t be too heavy.

it, he put down his utensils and said, “Have some fruit

a

platter was

ate a piece of

she ate some dragonfruit and an

she started on the grilled

grilled beef and lamb were

the remaining chicken

of grilled pork ribs, a plate of ham slices, and

she finished the pizza, Eileen wiped her

she reached for the remaining watermelon.

Egbert was dumbfounded.

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