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 asleep

Egbert kept driving.

again, it

blossoms, mixed with the fresh

opened her

blanket, and looked out

the familiar

moment, Eileen froze.

she snapped to her

pressed against the window, her nose squished

too familiar

head and stammered at Egbert,

not

the car

two-stor

villa.

familiar villa,

of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door, and said to the girl inside, “Let’s

too scared to get out of the car.,

of returning home that

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

of the car, still in

gently stroking the back of it.

an eyebrow,

second, Eileen mustered all her strength and twisted the back

and purple, she then asked innocently,

at his bruised hand, he repressed his

daze, “So

Egbert sighed helplessly.

her hand, and led her straight

“Wait, let me catch my breath. I

stopped and patiently waited for her.

hanging on the front door.

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

to Egbert, “Is this really my home? My

didn’t answer. He inserted the key and

my house sold?”

it felt like

suddenly found it hard to

an old movie, surfaced

on the light.

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