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.

bit clumsy, but he did it thoroughly. After he finished,

Twitter again and saw

for work, that it was a working dinner. As for why Eileen used Egbert’s phone to tweet, it was because her

phone did die was

the online comments about it being a working

on a holiday,

Eileen was speechless..

up at Egbert and asked,

peeling an apple for her, whispered, “It was

“Yeah, you did

able to explain that he didn’t eat much. It was her

slicing the apple, he handed her a piece and comforted her, “Don’t bother with

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

at her phone, Egbert held an apple

mouth

Egbert was pleased.

swallowed, and another slice of apple was presented

her phone, she

table, took the fruit knife and went to wash

he returned, he saw Eileen

to her and asked, “What’s

nudged him, “When

a napkin and casually said,

glanced at the owl clock next to her

the remote control, turned on the TV and said, “Let’s watch some

deadpanned, “I didn’t pay the cable bill, there’s no signal.”

know what to

sofa, put on her coat

respond or move.

and handed it to

it aside and pulled Eileen

to him,

took out his phone, did something on it and in

it up and saw a message from Egbert. It was a Christmas greeting and he mentioned he had also prepared a gift card for

“Wow!”

stopped rushing Egbert

Christmas was a time for greetings and gifts,

later, Eileen posted

probably forgot because you’re too busy, but I want to thank

while, Eileen’s phone started buzzing nonstop.

you trying to

replied: [Yeah, I’ve totally forgotten

got a gift card

texted her: [Eileen, Merry Christmas!]

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