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.

again,

of peach blossoms, mixed with the fresh breeze, drifted

Eileen opened her eyes.

stretched lazily, pulling up the blanket, and looked out the

the familiar peach blossoms.

a moment, Eileen froze.

snapped

the window, her

too familiar to her.

and stammered at Egbert, “This

smiled, not

the car

two-stor

villa.

familiar villa, completely

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

too scared to get out

idea of returning home that made her nervous. She was

her unease. He reached out, took her hand, and gently led her

got out of the car,

gently stroking the back of it.

an eyebrow, watching her.

strength and twisted the back of

turning shades of blue and purple, she then asked innocently, “Did that

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

a daze, “So I’m

Egbert sighed helplessly.

ignored the throbbing pain, grabbed her hand, and led her straight to the

“Wait, let me catch

and patiently

sign hanging

sign, in familiar handwriting,

this really my home? My grandfather wrote this sign! But wasn’t

He inserted the key

my house sold?”

door opened, it felt like time had

suddenly found it hard to breathe!

like scenes from an old

turned on the

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