Chapter 88

Egbert rang back, sensing something off about the camp vibe.

“What’s up?” he asked..

Eileen shot him a glance, but didn’t answer. Burton and Elaine seemed to want to say something, but seeing Eileen’s sour face, they swallowed their words and kept their heads down, packing their bags.

Ten minutes later, they started moving. Eileen was still leading the pack. They walked all morning.

By noon, they found a creek to rest by.

Eileen’s anger towards Egbert from the morning had dissipated by lunchtime. While Elaine and Burton were busy preparing lunch, she walked over to Egbert with a blade of grass in hand and sat down next to him, “Hey.”

Egbert glanced at her.

Eileen jerked her chin towards Elaine and Burton, “You knew them before, didn’t you?”

Egbert nodded without hiding it, “In terms of family relations, I’m their elder.”

Eileen scratched her face, “Why do they call me auntie then?”

Egbert was taken aback, then looked at her. Eileen raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t you hear? Elaine has accidentally called me auntie a few times.”

Egbert furrowed his brows, kept quiet for a moment, then said, “They might have made a mistake.”

Eileen examined Egbert carefully.

At that moment, Elaine finished preparing lunch and called out, “Mr. Reed, Au… Eileen, come eat.”

Eileen said to Egbert, “See, they did it again.”

Egbert didn’t respond. He stood up, extending a hand to help Eileen up. Eileen glared at him, refusing his help, and stood up on her own, walking towards Elaine.

fruits and a soup

After eating, he fetched a pot of creek water to

cope. Back in the Lopez family, she often came home late from school to find no food, she got used to the hunger after

Elaine handed Eileen some

the water bottle

Elaine, she was still curious, “Is it a

nervous all day because she couldn’t answer Eileen’s question that morning. She didn’t expect Eileen to come up with

that’s how we address

“How strange.”

awkwardly responded, “It’s just

for a moment, then suddenly stood up. Elaine thought that since she had

and Burton, fetching water by the creek, both

holding her pocket knife, didn’t look back and said, “Wait for me

left, Burton immediately ran over and asked Elaine, “What was that

happened. After hearing it, Burton scratched his head and muttered,

glared at her brother, “Don’t you

to look at Mr. Reed,

Reed, do you know

Mr. Reed and shook her head, “Mr.

minutes with a bag in her hand. Elaine and Burton were shocked to see what was in

a pack of bugs, threw them into the pot, then took the pot to the creek. She cleaned the bugs, then came back and poured some oil into another

these past few days, Eileen had always kept the oil to herself and never

Eileen picked up a bug herself and tasted it. Feeling that it was a bit bland, she sprinkled some precious

handed it to Burton and Elaine, “Eat up.”

and Elaine’s eyes widened, their faces

take care of you youngsters. These bugs are rich in protein, very nutritious, Elaine, you are injured, you need to eat more, and you,

Elaine’s faces were

With a grumpy face,

to Egbert earnestly, “Look, I’ll eat some for you to see.”

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