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.

woke up again, it

blossoms, mixed with the fresh breeze,

opened

pulling up the blanket, and looked out the

familiar streets, the familiar peach

a moment, Eileen froze.

then, she snapped to

the window, her nose squished

was too

turned her head and stammered at Egbert, “This is…”

smiled, not answering her.

a while, the car stopped

two-stor

villa.

at the familiar villa, completely

to the passenger side, opened the door, and said to the

scared to get out of

that made

out, took her hand, and gently led her out of the car.

the

gently stroking

an eyebrow,

all her strength and twisted the

purple,

hand, he repressed his anger and

mumbled in a daze, “So I’m not

Egbert sighed helplessly.

her hand,

to unlock the door when Eileen suddenly said, “Wait, let me catch my breath. I

stopped and patiently waited for

a wooden sign hanging on the

sign, in familiar handwriting, it read “Howard Manor”.

to Egbert, “Is this really

He inserted the key and

my house sold?”

door opened, it felt

it hard to breathe!

from an old movie, surfaced in her

on the light.

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