Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

Chapter 99

Major Warner had had it with Eileen.

He walked briskly, but Eileen trailed behind him like a shadow.

Major Warner turned around and said, “I’ve already made the call for you, and I have also asked the financial department of the TV station. They said your prize money will be sent after the advertisers clear this round of business expenses. You stalking me won’t speed things up.”

Hands in her pockets, Eileen stubbornly retorted, “They told me you’re the big cheese. If not you, who should I badger?”

Major Warner was irate, “You nagging me won’t do squat. I’m not the one with the cash.”

Eileen didn’t reply, just kept tailing him. Finally Major Warner led Eileen to the show director, attempting to pass the buck, “He’s the director. Bug him.”

Eileen’s gaze immediately switched to the director.

The director, already aware of the situation, hurriedly defended, “What power does a director have? The one with the most power is certainly the person in charge. They’re the ones who coordinate with all parties and allocate resources.”

Eileen’s gaze switched back to Major Warner.

In the end, Major Warner had no other choice but to make another call back home to inquire about the quickest possible time for the prize money to be disbursed.

After some calculations, the finance department conservatively estimated, “At the soonest, three months.”

Major Warner relayed the news to Eileen, who was taken aback, “Three months at the earliest?”

Major Warner replied, “There’s a process to prize money disbursement. Have you ever seen it handed out lickety-split?”

Eileen was utterly frustrated.

finding some

two unfamiliar

of the towel, grumbling. “They said the prize money won’t come in for three months. Just thought you should

after a while did he let the curtain fall.

crowned, the show hadn’t wrapped up. Many

next morning, as Egbert was on a call inside his tent, someone outside called for him. He hung up and stepped out. It was the show’s staff, asking if those who had finished early would like to wait for the other teams or return

not far away and asked, “What did they say?”

staff replied, “Still checking with the

headed straight for Eileen’s tent.

or sticking around?” Eddie emerged from another tent, greeting Egbert with a

him and arrived at Eileen’s tent.

entrance of Eileen’s tent, a staff member had been calling for a while, “Ms. Lopez, Ms.

“She’s not up

replied, “Doesn’t seem like she’s

inside, knowing Eileen was a light sleeper and wouldn’t sleep through all this commotion. His face turned serious instantly, and he yanked the curtain open, only to

Eileen was gone.

that Eileen, the first-place winner from yesterday, of Team

Egbert’s face darkened.

search. The director was alerted too, asking irritably, “Who was the last one to

on her way to wash up

the soldier,

“Then I didn’t see her.”

panic, “Where on

told me to take good care

way!” Burton rebuked his sister. He then turned to Egbert, “Mr. Reed, what