Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 166

Eileen was just about to finish her breakfast in the cafeteria when Egbert walked in. He grabbed his food and sat down by the window. Eileen quickly grabbed her tray and sat across from him.

Egbert paused, his eyes flickering, “You…”

“Hold on,” Eileen cut him off. She reached over and turned off the microphone on his collar and did the same with hers. After making sure no cameramen followed, she asked, “Did you get the chocolate?”

Egbert nodded.

Eileen smiled and asked, “How do you feel now?”

Egbert looked at her, “Alright, I guess?”

Eileen said, “Do you feel warm inside? No longer lonely? Fulfilled?”

Something seemed off and Egbert frowned, “What are you trying to say?” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

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Eileen said mysteriously, “This afternoon, you’ll receive roses. Looking forward to it?”

Just then, a cameraman started heading their way.

Eileen quickly stood up, “Don’t forget to pick up your flowers!”

After lunch, it was time for shooting practice.

All four male guests were thrilled on the shooting range.

Compared to dull physical training, guys seem to have a natural affinity for firearms.

Eileen was also excited. She loved guns!

Edna and the other two girls were clueless about guns. Holding them was enough to make them shake in fear.

As the chief instructor, Egbert demonstrated the shooting actions.

He fired five shots in a row, all bullseyes!

Eileen watched him, raising an eyebrow.

Indeed. If Egbert knew how to fight, he certainly knew how to shoot.

Eileen cursed Egbert under her breath.

At this point, Egbert had put down the gun. He glanced at the eight recruits beside hirm and said calmly, “Start assembling.”

Before shooting, the guns had to be assembled. Two assistant instructors were there to guide this process.

Load bullets, chamber them, and aim.

While Jaqueline was still tremblingly putting bullets into her magazine, Eileen had already adopted the standard aiming posture.

One of the male assistant instructors praised, “Not bad.”

Eileen didn’t respond, just kept her eyes locked on the target.

Suddenly, Eileen felt her arm being nudged.

She hesitated for a moment. Then, a familiar voice came from behind, “Higher.”

Eileen recognized it as Egbert’s voice. She pursed her lips and slightly raised her elbow.

Egbert wasn’t satisfied. He crouched behind her, adjusted her shoulder blade position, and moved her trigger finger down a little with his clean, slender fingers.

Eileen’s brows furrowed. She murmured so only both of them could hear, “My posture is standard.”

Egbert paused.

His arm reached over her body to support her wrist. His breath was close to her ear. He said, “Am I the instructor, or are you?”

Eileen bit her lip, didn’t say anything else.

Egbert then said, “Who taught you to shoot? Your posture is completely wrong.”

Of course, she learned to shoot from NightKing.

She mumbled, “No matter what, I can always hit the target!”

Egbert said sternly, “Your gun-holding posture is wrong. Doing so long-term can cause joint injuries. It not only increases the difficulty of shooting but also shows irresponsibility towards your own health.”

Seeing Egbert’s serious tone, Eileen didn’t say anything more.

Egbert corrected her minor issues. When everyone was ready, he stood up and stepped aside, “Fire.”

“BANG BANG BANG!!!”

The shooting began.

Eileen was the first to shoot. Unsurprisingly, her bullet hit the bullseye.

Among the other seven, Jaqueline and Patti were too scared to even pull the trigger.

Colin hit the third ring.

Eddie’s bullet missed the target, disappearing somewhere.

Despite this, everyone was still excited!

They practiced a few more times. The first shooting class ended at six in the afternoon.

Then everyone went for dinner together.

After showering, they headed to the Performance Hall.

They heard that there would be a performance by the female soldiers of the art troupe tonight. The male soldiers were all looking forward to it.

Before the performance started, Eileen looked around but couldn’t find Egbert.

She asked Elaine who was sitting next to her, “have the rose arrived yet?”

Elaine was taken aback, “I ordered the flowers from an outside florist over the phone. They should have arrived, right?”

Eileen frowned, “Didn’t you call to confirm?”

Elaine scratched her head, “I had training this afternoon…”

Eileen got up and walked out.

Elaine quickly called out, “Auntie Eileen, where are you going?”

Eileen didn’t answer and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Eileen ran to the instructor’s office to find Egbert but he wasn’t there.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw Egbert holding a rose, returning from outside.

Eileen stood there, smiling at him.

Egbert saw her, stopped, lifted the rose in his hand, and asked with a raised eyebrow, “Just one?”

Eileen grumbled,” Roses are too expensive on Valentine’s Day.”

Egbert didn’t say anything, simply walked past her back into the office.

Eileen followed him in.

In the office, the box of chocolates was still on the table.

Eileen saw that the box was still unopened, so she opened it, picked up a piece, and held it to Egbert’s mouth.

Egbert looked at her, then opened his mouth to eat the chocolate.

Eileen was satisfied. She also took a piece of chocolate to eat.

Just then, she heard a loud noise from outside and saw fireworks lighting up the sky outside the window.

Eileen ran to the window. Looking at the fireworks above the drill ground, she exclaimed excitedly, “It’s so beautiful!”

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and called, “Egbert, come see the fireworks!”

There was no response from behind her for a long time.

Eileen turned around, only to find Egbert propping himself up against the desk, body slightly bent, and face all scrunched up.

Rushing over, she asked, “What’s up with you?”

Before she could even finish, she caught a whiff of a faint alcohol smell in the air.

Eileen froze. She quickly glanced at the box of chocolates.

There, at the bottom right corner of the box, were the words “Contains Alcohol” in tiny print.

Oh crap! Egbert was allergic to alcohol!

Panicking, Eileen hurriedly got Egbert on the couch, and took out his shirt for him.

Outside, the cameraman, equipment in tow, had followed them into the office.

He was about to report back to the director’s team via his earpiece, saying he had found Eileen and Egbert.

But the next second, he was so stunned by the scene inside the office that he nearly hurled his camera away.

In the “Defender’s Honor” live-streaming room, with 160 million viewers.

Everyone was watching the same scene.

On the large, flat couch, Egbert was lying there, shirtless.

Eileen was on him, legs apart, knees on either side of his body.

Holding his shoulders, tilting his chin upwards.

Herslightly rosy lips gently pressed onto his somewhat pale ones.

“Boom!” Another firework exploded in the sky.

The fireworks outside the window lit up the dark night, dazzling and breathtakingly beautiful.