Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

Chapter 118

Eileen was gawking at Egbert.

Egbert was a fussy dude, and even insisted on washing his face with hot water. If he could bring himself to shower in cold water…

Eileen bit her lip, casting another glance at the towel wrapped around Egbert’s waist.

“Did you…” Eileen tread carefully with her words, then asked, “Did you feel…something just now?”

Egbert froze, staring at her in disbelief. He wasn’t expecting her to be so bold.

“Really?” Eileen expressed surprise. “Then you’re pretty weak, dude. I mean, I feel nothing for you!”

Egbert fell silent for a moment. He took a deep breath and asked coldly, “Should I be happy about that?”

Eileen sighed, waving her hand dismissively. “You can’t really say that. I just have better self-control than you. It’s normal to feel aroused when you get intimate with someone; that’s just your body pumping out dopamine. But you gotta separate your physical reactions from your feelings, okay?”

Just then, Eileen’s phone rang. It was the props department, saying they’d found the car keys.

After hanging up the phone, Eileen looked up to see Egbert watching her with a frosty gaze. He seemed a bit ticked off, so she didn’t dare to provoke him further and headed for the door.

minutes later, Egbert appeared. His hair still damp. He walked straight to the elevator. Eileen followed him

members waiting for them

got into the van, and just as Eileen was about

standing outside,

zoomed away. Eileen stood there, a cloud of exhaust fumes

out of his pocket and handing it to Eileen. When Eileen took a look, she saw that it was an advertisement for fireworks show at the

a

said, “It’s a local festival today. At 8 p.m., there’ll be a celebration at the bay observation deck with fireworks. I don’t care what type of guys you’re into, you gotta pretend

nodded her head. “There’s no admission fee, good.

her phone and sent Egbert a text, but Egbert didn’t reply. When she got back to the hotel, she had no choice but to confront him

When Eileen made her proposition, he flatly

“I’ll go! I love fireworks, Eileen. I’ll

looked at Flossie. Flossie had been calling her Ms. Lopez

to find Galen. With no other options, Galen had to step in and

returned, he patted Egbert on the shoulder and said to Eileen, “Wear a mask so you won’t

gonn be so boring with just two people. Why don’t the three of

a small lovers’ quarrel. Ms. Flossie, what’s

Eileen and Egbert left the hotel at 7, arriving around 7:30. There were lots of seafood stalls around the observation deck, and street performers were singing nostalgic songs.

her, Eileen moved closer to him and

and said, “I didn’t bring