Chapter 156

Eileen was so mortified. She really made a fool out of herself this time!

She wanted to explain to Ophelia what had happened.

But then Ophelia bellowed, “What kind of second-rate phone are you using? Eileen, what on earth are you doing? Who gave you permission to tweet from Egbert’s phone? Are you that desperate for everyone to know you two were together on Christmas? What’s your game here? You want the whole world to know?”

Eileen realized that Ophelia was genuinely pissed.

She was so livid she was starting to talk nonsense.

Eileen was afraid that Ophelia might want her thousand dollars back, so she quickly apologized, “Ophelia, I’ll change it right now. I’ll turn off the setting that shows the phone model, okay?”

“It’s too late! Everyone already knows!”

Ophelia was trembling with rage. All her hard work had been ruined by Eileen’s single tweet!

She calmed herself down and asked seriously, “Is Egbert with you?”

Eileen glanced at Egbert who was still leisurely sipping his soup and said, “Stop eating, we’ve got a situation.”

Egbert looked up at her.

Eileen turned on the phone’s speaker and nervously said, “Ophelia, you can speak now, he can hear you.”

Ophelia took a deep breath, explained the situation to Egbert, saying, “This incident is primarily Eileen’s fault, not yours, Mr. Reed. However, the public has already started.buzzing about you two having dinner together over Christmas which might lead to misunderstandings.”

Egbert put down his utensils and casually asked, “What do you need me to do?”

Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Actually, you don’t have to do anything. We’ll handle the online chatter. You just need to refrain from making any statements on your end.”

In other words, Egbert should stay out of it, keep mum, or else things could get worse and even obstruct their efforts to manage the public opinion?

Egbert glanced at Eileen.

Eileen was looking at him expectantly.

Egbert then said, “Alright.”

Hearing his agreement, Ophelia didn’t say much else. After scolding Eileen, she hung up.

It was supposed to be a merry Christmas, but this mess happened.

Eileen had lost her appetite.

She laid down her fork and got up despondently to wash the dishes.

As she was turning on the tap, Egbert came over, rolled up his sleeves and said, “Let me do it.”

Eileen gave him a look and moved aside.

After he finished, Eileen dried them and put them away in the

the hustling, she checked Twitter again and saw that Ophelia had

a working dinner. As for why

or not her phone did die was

it being

on

Eileen was speechless..

at Egbert and asked, “Didn’t you

peeling an apple for her, whispered, “It

did

much. It was

apple, he handed her a piece and comforted her,

to vent at the netizen, but she remembered that Ophelia had hired him,

phone, Egbert held an apple

opened her mouth and took a

Egbert was pleased.

of times, swallowed, and another slice of apple was presented to

phone, she had finished the

took the fruit knife and went to wash it

he returned, he saw Eileen looking at him.

sat down next to her and asked, “What’s up?”

nudged him, “When are you

his hands with a napkin and

to her and said, “It’s late, it’s already past

the TV and said, “Let’s

pay the cable bill, there’s

know what

the sofa, put on her coat and

didn’t respond

and handed

it aside and

sat next to him,

it and in

from Egbert. It was a Christmas greeting and he mentioned he had also prepared a gift card for her.

“Wow!”

was thrilled. She stopped rushing Egbert to leave and started texting:

time for greetings and gifts, she

Eileen posted

me. You probably forgot because you’re too

while, Eileen’s phone started buzzing

[What are you

[Yeah, I’ve totally forgotten about you.]

a gift card for you too, haha, Merry

Sankner texted her: [Eileen, Merry

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