Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 71

Eileen was oblivious to the fact that Egbert was taking off his shirt to cover her chest.

Nevertheless, she quietly held his clothes and asked, “Can you fish? Or should I do it?”

“No need.” The man took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and stepped into the water.

Eileen was a bit worried, as he seemed quite weak. She frowned and reminded him, “Be careful.”

Egbert glanced at her, saw her hugging his clothes tightly. With a slight smile, he walked into the river.

The water wasn’t deep, and Egbert bent over, his eyes intently focused on the fish swimming in the river. After a while, he suddenly lunged.

Eileen stood on the riverbank, tiptoeing to get a better look..

Seeing that Egbert hadn’t moved, she asked, “Did the fish get away?”

He didn’t reply.

Eileen was about to tell him it was okay, that failure was the mother of success, when suddenly he reached down and scooped a fish out of the water with one hand, throwing it towards her.

Eileen instinctively caught the fish, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

“You’re amazing!” she exclaimed.

Egbert smiled briefly. Then he caught fish after fish with precision. Ten minutes later, he had caught five fish.

Though five fish seemed like a lot, they weren’t particularly heavy. Together, they were just enough for two people.

Eileen did a quick calculation and said, “That’s enough. Let’s go back to the shore.”

Egbert, dripping wet, made his way back to the shore.

Eileen was busy starting a fire. She glanced at Egbert and said, “Why don’t you take a bath while you’re at it? I’ll call you when the fish is ready.”

Egbert paused, looking at her.

Eileen pointed in one direction, saying, “Over there, in the direction we came from. There are some big trees for cover. I checked; it’s safe. And the water is clean. Go take a bath.”

Egbert looked in the direction she pointed and said, “Okay.”

Egbert headed in that direction and started taking off his clothes by the riverbank.

At that moment, the drone in the sky flew away.

The live chat showed the following comments:

[????]

[Can I pay to see?)

[Let me see! Let me see! Let me see! Let me see!]

The phrase “Let me see” was repeatedly popping up in the live chat.

By the time Eileen was almost done grilling the fish, Egbert had finally returned from his bath.

The midday heat was unbearable. Egbert was wearing half-dried camouflage pants and carrying his freshly washed vest and jacket in

his hand. His upper body was bare, showing off his evenly toned muscles and a well-defined six-pack.

Eileen was sitting on the ground, and when she heard footsteps, she instinctively looked up.

She was stunned!

The sight before her was nothing short of a visual shock!

The man’s footsteps grew closer, and soon, his cool body naturally settled down next to her.

Eileen quickly moved a bit away!

Egbert looked at her, asking, “What’s wrong?”

Eileen frowned, turned her head to look at Egbert, and asked, “Why aren’t you wearing any clothes?” Egbert calmly unfurled his clothes and placed them on the fire rack as he said, “They’re not dry yet.” Eileen pursed her lips and stopped talking, continuing to grill the fish in her hands.

The fish was soon ready. Eileen stood up, picked a few flowers by the riverbank, casually washed them, and then came back, smeared the juice from the flower stems on the fish, and handed it to Egbert, saying, “Here, eat.”

Egbert tasted it and said, “It’s delicious.”

Eileen proudly said, “Of course, anything I grill is bound to be delicious.”

Egbert chuckled.

Soon, the other fish were also ready, and the two of them ate with relish. The five fish were quickly finished.

The temperature was quite high at that moment. Eileen checked Egbert’s clothes that were hanging on the rack, touched them, and said, “They’re dry now.”

She took down the clothes and threw them to the bare-chested Egbert, saying, “Put them on.”

Egbert took the clothes but didn’t put them on. Instead, he looked at Eileen and suddenly asked, “Do you want to take a bath too?”

Eileen looked down at her own clothes, which were indeed as dirty as a hobo’s.

She said, “I don’t have a change of clothes.”

Egbert threw his jacket to her, saying, “Wear this.”

Eileen held the still-warm jacket, paused for a moment, then stood up and said, “Okay.”

With that, she took Egbert’s jacket and headed upstream.

The drone wisely turned away, not sneaking a peek.

Eileen took off her clothes but didn’t immediately bathe. Instead, she first washed her pants and then hung them on a nearby tree to dry. By the time she finished bathing, her pants were half-dry.

Eileen dried her body with the vest, then put on her half-dry pants and Egbert’s jacket.

Carrying her other clothes, she returned.

Egbert’s jacket was quite big for her.

When Eileen put it on, not only were the sleeves too long, but the hem of the jacket also reached her thighs.

She returned barefoot because her feet were wet. So she didn’t put on her shoes but carried them instead.

Egbert was resting in the shade of a tree.

At the sound, he opened his eyes and saw Eileen.

His jacket was too big for her, so much so that not only was the hem too long, but the neckline as well.

When she wore it, the neckline that was appropriate for him exposed a sizable portion of her chest.

Egbert squinted, looking at the drone with dissatisfaction.

Eileen came over and, like Egbert had done earlier, placed the vest on the fire rack.

Then she hung her wet sports bra on the rack as well.

Egbert just sat there without saying anything.

After hanging up her clothes, Eileen went over and sat next to Egbert in the shade of the tree.

She turned her head and found Egbert looking at her with a complex expression.

Eileen asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Egbert didn’t answer, but his gaze shifted slightly downward, landing on her heaving chest.

At that moment, he clearly knew that this woman was wearing his jacket, and underneath that jacket, she was wearing nothing at all.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Egbert pressed his lips together, and despite his attempt at resisting, a smile eventually surfaced in his dark eyes.

They rested there for an hour. When Eileen’s clothes were dry, she changed into them, rearranged her hair, and then she and Egbert set off again.

They’d been following the river upstream for nearly two hours when, suddenly, they heard rapid footsteps coming from the mountain path ahead.

Back at the temporary camp set up on the edge of the rainforest, the officer in charge of the show’s proceedings finished his satellite phone call. He turned to the director of the show and said, “There’s been a change of plans. We might need to pause the filming.” The director was taken aback, “Why?”

The officer said with a stern face, “I just got a call from the military. They said there are four international fugitives hiding in the

rainforest with hostages.”

“What?!” The director jumped up, “So…”

The officer waved his hand and said, “We need to get everyone out. Safety first.”

Even though the director didn’t look too pleased, he knew that safety was paramount. He was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to give

orders.

Then suddenly, a soldier who had been monitoring ten drones said, “It’s too late.”

The officer and the director turned to him at the same time.

Pointing at one of the monitors, the soldier said, “Eileen from Team 01 and Egbert from Team 10 have run into the fugitives.”