Chapter 187

Eileen stared at Egbert in shock, never expecting him to say something like that.

Egbert glanced at her and seeing her stunned expression, he chuckled, raising an eyebrow, “Can I?”

Eileen quickly turned her head.

Looking out the window, she said, ‘Don’t try to trick me! I won’t fall for it!”

Egbert feigned confusion, “Tricked?”

Eileen almost lost control and blushed again!

She exclaimed, “I want to get out of the car!”

Realizing he might have pushed the joke too far and scared her off, Egbert hastened to soothe her, “Okay, I’ll stop now.”

Seeing him shut up, Eileen finally relaxed a bit.

Meanwhile, she quietly upgraded her assessment of Egbert in her mind.

What a sly guy, his words were full of temptation!

She needed to stay alert at all times, or she might easily fall into his trap!

After self-hypnotizing deep in her heart, Eileen gradually calmed down.

The rest of the journey was spent in silence.

But boy, that was a long ride.

The car slowly moved from the city center to the suburbs.

Eileen had eaten too much for afternoon tea and accidentally spent the rest of the ride sleeping.

When she woke up again, the car was already parked outside a highway toll booth, waiting in line.

Looking at the cars ahead, Eileen asked groggily, “We’re not there yet?”

Egbert covered her with a blanket and whispered, “Almost there.”

Eileen mumbled, “Where the heck are you taking me? If you think you can ditch me somewhere and I won’t find my way back, you’re wrong. I can always find my way home…”

Egbert laughed, tapping her nose, “Are you a puppy?”

With her eyes closed, Eileen declared, “I’m a big tiger.”

then, she fell

Egbert kept driving.

Eileen woke up again, it was

and the scent of peach blossoms, mixed with the fresh breeze, drifted in through the small gap.

opened her eyes.

up the blanket, and looked out

familiar streets, the familiar

a moment, Eileen

then, she snapped to

against the window, her nose squished against

was too familiar to

her head and stammered at Egbert, “This

just smiled, not answering her.

while, the car

two-stor

villa.

looked at the familiar villa, completely stunned

side, opened the door, and

Eileen was too scared to get out

home that made her nervous. She was

out, took her hand,

of the car, still

she lifted Egbert’s band, gently stroking the back of

raised an eyebrow, watching

her strength and twisted the

of blue and purple, she then asked innocently, “Did

bruised hand, he repressed his anger and said, “What do you

a daze, “So I’m

Egbert sighed helplessly.

deep breath, he ignored the throbbing pain, grabbed her hand,

suddenly said, “Wait, let me catch my

and patiently

a wooden sign hanging on

in familiar handwriting, it

her mouth in shock, saying to Egbert, “Is this really my home? My grandfather wrote this sign! But

answer. He inserted the key and opened

my house sold?”

moment the door opened, it felt like time

found it

from an old movie, surfaced in her

turned on the

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