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?”

urged her, “Hurry up and get out, we can’t park here

in the dark and hustled out of the

there, watching the procurement car drive away, leaving

Eileen was stunned.

Her military uniform

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

black car pulled up in front of her.

at

window rolled down, revealing a

It was Egbert.

minutes later, Eileen was in

occasionally sneak glances at Egbert Reed, but whenever she saw him looking, she would quickly look

moved at a steady

Eileen finally asked,

smile in his eyes, “It’s three in

of course, was all in!

did you know I would be

merely smiled and didn’t answer.

stared at him seriously, finding the situation

“Do you want to eat or

say, “I

chuckled, “What would you

Fish! And lobster and chicken

tea with

then said, “Alright, we’ll have barbecue now, seafood for dinner, and chicken rolls for

excitedly agreed,

later, they arrived at an upscale

private room, and Eileen started wolfing down as soon

since he was busy grilling

was eating

suddenly saw Egbert’s

Egbert was pursuing

photo to match

felt a bit awkward.

started

started acting a bit more reserved.

down her fork and knife,

tea indeed couldn’t be

put down his utensils and said, “Have

a fruit platter.

platter

a piece of watermelon, then

she ate some dragonfruit and an

started on the grilled beef again.

grilled beef and

also ate the remaining chicken wings and grilled

plate of grilled pork ribs, a plate

Eileen wiped her

she reached for the

Egbert was dumbfounded.

“afternoon tea”, they left the barbecue restaurant.