Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

Chapter 186

Four days later, at the 8th Air Force Battalion,

Eileen just wrapped up a grueling training session and was planning to hit the mess hall with her buddies.

Suddenly, one of the crew members stopped her and said, “Ms. Lopez, can you come over here for a sec?*

Eileen walked over, looking puzzled.

Away from the camera, the crew member told her, “There’s a procurement task that’s been assigned to you.”

Eileen froze, ‘Procurement?”

He explained, “It’s military procurement. You’ll accompany the buyer this afternoon and return by tomorrow evening.”

Eileen furrowed her brows, “Isn’t this a job for the Logistics Department? Why do I need to go? Plus, doesn’t procurement mean leaving the camp? We’re not supposed to leave, right?”

The crew member shrugged, “I don’t really know the details. It’s the director’s decision. If you’ve got issues, you should take it up with him.”

Eileen glanced around, asking, “Where’s the director?”

The crew member pointed, “In the lounge, about twenty minutes from here.”

Twenty minutes? Wouldn’t that mess up her dinner time?

Eileen frowned, then finally said, “Whatever, I’ll go with the flow, I’ll follow orders.”

The crew member breathed a sigh of relief.

Eileen didn’t say anything else and headed straight for the mess hall.

After Eileen left, the director came out from a corner, looking helpless.

The crew member looked puzzled, “Mister, if you didn’t want Ms. Lopez to leave, why didn’t you just refuse the higher-ups?”

The director snapped, “If I could have refused, I would have already done so.”

Silent Wing had scored some points!

The higher-ups were bending over backward to meet his requests.

When Silent Wing suggested that Eileen should get a day and a half off, the leaders immediately issued an order to arrange it.

The director had no choice but to console himself. Giving her some time off was a good thing. Seeing less of Eileen for a couple of days would save his hair from falling out.

The news that Eileen was going on a procurement trip with the buyer made the other seven guests green with envy.

They were all undergoing rigorous training daily. The chance to leave the camp for a day felt like Christmas.

That afternoon, Eileen left in the buyer’s car.

But something felt off – there was no camera.

Two hours later, they arrived downtown.

The car pulled up in a secluded alley.

The buyer handed Eileen a bag, “We’ll meet back here at eight tomorrow night. I’ll come pick you up. There’s a mask and some clothes in the bag. You can change in the public restroom over there.”

the bag, completely baffled, “What?”

buyer urged her, “Hurry up and get out, we

dark and hustled out of

car drive away, leaving her

Eileen was stunned.

stood there for a while, then it hit her. Her military uniform was too conspicuous, so

wearing a mask, stood at the restroom entrance. She didn’t recognize anyone around and

pulled up in

curiously looked at

driver’s window rolled down, revealing a familiar

It was Egbert.

minutes later, Eileen was in the

Egbert Reed, but whenever she saw him looking, she would

at a

finally asked, “Where

glanced at her, a warm smile in his eyes, “It’s three in the afternoon. Do you fancy some

of course, was all in!

cautiously asked, “How did you know I

smiled and

stared at him seriously, finding

you want

say,

would

“Barbecue! Fish! And

with

have barbecue now, seafood for dinner, and chicken rolls for supper, okay?”

excitedly agreed,

an hour later, they arrived at an upscale barbecue restaurant.

quickly arrived at their private room, and Eileen started wolfing down as soon

much, since he was busy grilling meat for Eileen and refilling

eating non-stop

suddenly saw Egbert’s face.

Egbert was

his profile photo to match hers, saying it was a

a bit

she started

she also started acting a bit more reserved.

half an hour, she put down

indeed couldn’t be

much of it, he put down his utensils and said, “Have some

a fruit

the fruit platter

piece of

she ate some dragonfruit and an orange.

she started on the

beef and

chicken wings and grilled vegetables.

a plate of

she finished the pizza, Eileen wiped her hands, seemingly

for the remaining watermelon.

Egbert was dumbfounded.

tea”, they