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.”

fell asleep

Egbert kept driving.

again, it was

scent of peach blossoms, mixed

opened

blanket,

familiar streets, the familiar peach blossoms.

a moment,

then, she snapped

her face pressed against the window, her

was too familiar

head and stammered at Egbert, “This

not answering her.

car stopped

two-stor

villa.

familiar villa,

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

to

returning home that

hand, and gently led her

out of the car, still

she lifted Egbert’s band, gently stroking the

an eyebrow, watching her.

mustered all her strength and twisted

shades of blue and purple, she

at his bruised hand, he repressed his anger and said, “What

daze,

Egbert sighed helplessly.

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

Eileen suddenly said, “Wait, let me catch my breath. I need

patiently waited

wooden sign hanging on the

sign, in familiar handwriting, it read

covered her mouth in shock, saying to Egbert, “Is this really my home? My grandfather wrote this sign! But wasn’t

key and opened the front

my house sold?”

door opened, it felt like time had

found it hard to breathe!

like scenes from an old movie, surfaced in her mind.

turned on the

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