Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 136

Eileen got back to the hotel and found Janice in her room, clutching her phone and wiping her tears with tissue. Two boxes of food sat on the table.

Eileen frowned and asked, “What’s up? Did someone mess with you?”

Janice sniffled, raising her phone, “No one’s messing with me, Eileen. I was watching this show, Fancy Island. It’s just too heartbreaking, I feel so bad for the main guy.”

Eileen forced a smile.

She sat down next to Janice, opened up one of the food boxes, and said while eating, “I think it’s alright. I didn’t feel it was particularly tragic when I was shooting.”

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Janice pouted, “But the guy’s backstory is so sad. I hope the female lead can cure him soon. Do you know when they’re gonna get together, Eileen?”

After thinking for a moment, Eileen said, “Probably at the end of the series.”

Janice fell silent for a while.

Then, Eileen’s phone buzzed. She saw it was another prize-winning message, but from a different number this time.

“These scamming teams are getting bolder and bolder,” Eileen was a bit upset.

Janice asked curiously, “What happened?”

Eileen showed her the message, “I got a text saying I won a phone and a computer. Problem is, I didn’t enter any raffles. How could I possibly win?”

Janice smirked, “Just a phone and a computer? I got a scam message the other day saying I won a beachfront villa. They wanted me to enter my ID number to verify my identity and claim the property.”

“You didn’t fill that out, did you?” Eileen asked.

Janice replied, “Of course not. Who would fall for these online scams nowadays?”

Eileen nodded, blocked the number, and said, “It’s a ‘prize trap’. Best case, you leak some personal info. Worst case, they ask you to pay some fees or taxes to collect your prize. Once you’ve transferred the money, they vanish.”

Janice agreed, “Yeah, and there are those fake fund and investment scams. They claim high returns, ask you to register online. You see your account balance increasing every day, but you can’t actually withdraw any of it. It’s just numbers, tricking you into depositing more money.”

many other online

online scams exploit people’s desire for a

The little toys you win could even be used as keychains.

would believe

Janice chatted while

finishing the food, Eileen went to clean up and

else was happening

He’d already gone through three cigarettes.

his

Chad that another number had been

that possible? I was giving Eileen a computer and a phone.

sofa across the room, asked, “Why didn’t we just send it to her hotel instead of using

she asks where the items came from, what do we say?”

suggested, “We say they’re from the show’s production team.”

production team first. Otherwise, if Eileen asks them, they’ll

“Then let’s talk to the production team.”

cigarette, worriedly said, “Didn’t you guys say we should keep a low profile? If we talk to them, others will

or later.”

“So we can’t

suggested, “How about we

to contact Egbert.

his father Derek for

the one who knew Eileen the best.

the end, Chad called Egbert.

He took the call during

raising suspicion and without her doubting where it came from, right?” Egbert

any good ideas?”

trash can. She’ll pick it up when

believe it, “Seriously? She’d

when he received a call from his

to make sure no one was coming to get it, then asked the front desk about it. They told her the items were broken and discarded by a guest. She then

would pick up trash.