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.

up again, it was

of peach blossoms, mixed with the fresh

Eileen opened her eyes.

the blanket, and

streets, the familiar peach blossoms.

moment,

then, she snapped to

up straight, her face pressed against the window, her nose squished against

scenery outside was too familiar to

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

just smiled, not answering her.

while, the car

two-stor

villa.

at the familiar villa, completely stunned

got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door, and said to

was too scared to get

returning home that made her nervous. She was now extremely

noticed her unease. He reached out, took her hand,

got out of the car, still in disbelief!

lifted Egbert’s band, gently stroking the back of it.

an eyebrow, watching

her strength and twisted the back of his hand!

shades of blue and purple,

he repressed his anger and

a daze, “So I’m not dreaming?”

Egbert sighed helplessly.

pain, grabbed her

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

and patiently waited

a wooden sign hanging on the front

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

Egbert, “Is this really my home? My grandfather wrote this sign! But wasn’t

key and

my house sold?”

the door opened, it felt like time had rewound.

it hard to breathe!

scenes from an old

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