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 again.

Egbert kept driving.

again, it

of peach blossoms, mixed with the fresh breeze, drifted

Eileen opened her eyes.

the blanket, and looked out the window absentmindedly.

streets, the familiar peach blossoms.

moment, Eileen froze.

then, she snapped to her

sat up straight, her face pressed against the

was too familiar to

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

just smiled, not

while, the car stopped in

two-stor

villa.

at the familiar villa, completely stunned

of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the

to get out of the

of returning home that made her nervous. She

hand,

of the car, still

Egbert’s band, gently stroking

raised an eyebrow,

mustered all her strength and twisted the back of his hand!

shades of blue and purple, she then asked innocently, “Did that hurt?”

his bruised hand, he repressed his anger and

mumbled in a daze, “So

Egbert sighed helplessly.

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

about to unlock the door when Eileen suddenly said, “Wait, let me

patiently waited for

sign hanging

in familiar handwriting, it read “Howard

covered her mouth in shock, saying to Egbert, “Is this really

answer. He inserted the key and opened the front

my house sold?”

the door opened, it felt like time had

it hard

like scenes from an old movie, surfaced in

turned on the

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