Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen



Presents?

Eileen turned to look at Rosalind, her mind flashing back to that expensive ring from before.

Eileen wanted to decline, but Josephine was already up and pulling her hand, leading her straight to the dining room.

Glancing at the table, Eileen was met with a mountain of gift boxes of all shapes and sizes.

Eileen's eyes widened as she asked, "This many?"

Josephine casually picked up a box, "You're 20 now, so you should have at least 20 gifts. This one is from me, take a look"

Eileen took the box, carefully unwrapping it to reveal a luxury designer bag.

A super, super expensive designer bag!

Holding the bag, Eileen felt like she was holding 100 grand cash, it was way too heavy.

Josephine picked out another box, "This one's from Albert. He didn't tell me what he got you, why don't you take a look?"

At this point, Albert came over, smiling, "Eileen, I assure you, my gift is very practical."

Practical? Could it be a watch or something?

Eileen hesitantly opened the box and pulled out a pair of nunchucks.

Both Eileen and Josephine were taken aback.

Albert laughed, "Practical, right? I've seen your fight videos, you could use some work on your arm mobility. Practicing with nunchucks can really work out those forearm muscles."

Eileen, holding the nunchucks, was silent for a moment, before managing to say, "Thank you Mr. Reed, I'll work on my arm strength." "Forget him!" Josephine quickly snatched the nunchucks and tossed them aside, handing Eileen another box, "This one's from Isabel."

Upon hearing her name, Isabel was ready to rush over, but she was held back by her grandmother.

Confused, Isabel looked back at her grandmother.

Her grandmother Rosalind sighed, patting her granddaughter's head, "Let's not go over there, it seems Eileen doesn't like us very much." Isabel was taken aback, anxiously asking, "Why doesn't she like Isabel? Isabel is good!"

Rosalind shook her head. She had noticed her daughter avoiding her several times tonight.

Egbert, who had overheard, frowned, "That's not what she meant..."

"Egbert." Rosalind suddenly interrupted Egbert, asking, "Does she know the truth?"

Egbert hesitated, then lowered his head.

Seeing Egbert's expression, Rosalind understood.

She gave a bitter laugh, saying, "So she does know. Did you tell her?"

Egbert shook his head and replied, "It wasn't me."

Rosalind was taken aback, "It wasn't you?"

Then it dawned on Rosalind, "That time, you deliberately told her the price of the ring, you wanted her to find out..."

Egbert looked towards the dining room, saying lightly, "She would have looked it up."

"So she knows now." Rosalind shook her head, "That's why she's been avoiding me....."

Egbert remained silent.

Rosalind continued, "She's very smart. It's only been a month, yet she found out. She's got great judgment, like when she was on that variety show, Haunted Chronicles. She was the only one who could solve the problems that none of the other guests could. And she even knows how to do electrical welding."

Egbert remained silent.

Rosalind was on the verge of tears, "She must have been through a lot to know how to do electrical welding..."

Seeing his elder crying, Egbert handed her a tissue.

Rosalind took the tissue, cleaning her tears.

Just then, Eileen and Josephine returned. Seeing Rosalind crying, Eileen froze.

"Oh my, what happened?" Josephine quickly went over, supporting Rosalind by the shoulder, trying to soothe her, "Rosa?"

Rosalind shook her head, a bitter smile on her face, "It's getting late, Isabel and I should be going."

Josephine quickly said, "It's too late now, stay over for the night."

Rosalind shook her head, "No. We've intruded enough..."

"There's no intrusion..."

"It's not safe to go out at this hour." Eileen suddenly spoke up.

Rosalind was taken aback, immediately looking at her daughter.

Josephine excitedly patted Rosa's arm.

Eileen awkwardly looked away, saying, "You can stay over and leave tomorrow..."

Rosalind covered her mouth, torn between crying and laughing.

At this point, Albert came over with a box, "Found it, this is the gift from Rosalind."

Albert handed the heavy box to Eileen.

Eileen swallowed, looking at Rosalind. Seeing the anticipation in Rosalind's eyes, she took the box.

The box was really heavy, and she had no idea what was inside.

Eileen had already decided, if it was another super expensive antique, she would return it to Rosalind immediately!

Josephine handed her a pair of scissors, and Eileen opened the box and reached inside.

After a moment, she pulled out... a power drill!

No, judging by the weight and size, this was an impact drill!

Everyone was stunned.

Eileen blankly stared at the impact drill in her hand, then looked up at Rosalind across from her.

Rosalind, clutching a tissue, expectantly said, "I didn't know what you would like. You didn't seem to like the gift I gave you last time. I watched your livestream to try and understand your interests, and I noticed you were pretty fast at wiring, so I got you an impact drill set. There are a lot of other accessories inside too, stuff an electrician would use, it's pretty comprehensive. Do you like it?"

The whole room fell silent, no one spoke for a while.

If Josephine didn't know Rosalind's character, she might mistake her for being intentionally difficult with Eileen.

Why would the value of the gift go from a pricey antique ring to a hardware store drill set?

Eileen took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and finally nodded firmly, "I love it!"

Hearing this, Rosalind immediately became very happy and she said, "I'm glad!"

At this time, Isabel, sitting in her grandmother's lap, quickly asked, "Do you like the gift Isabel gave you?"

Eileen lifted her right hand, on her wrist, she was already wearing a bracelet.

Isabel immediately said proudly, "I made it myself!"

Eileen smiled and nodded, "Isabel, you're awesome."

Hearing this, Isabel immediately puffed out her little chest, looking very proud.

Eileen then looked at Rosalind, whose eyes were red.

She hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "My lady, may I ask you a question?"From NôvelDrama.Org.

Rosalind was taken aback. She quickly passed Isabel to Josephine, stepped forward and grabbed Eileen's hand, "Of course, anything!"

Eileen bit her lip nervously, then looked up at the elegant and dignified lady in front of her.

After a long hesitation, she finally asked, "Are you my mother?"

Rosalind's voice was a bit hoarse. She choked back tears and said, "What do you think?"

The expression on Eileen's face was complicated, "We look so much alike, it's hard to deny. And I also asked Malloy Carl, he said he was surprised when he saw your face..."

Rosalind looked at her daughter's eyes and nodded repeatedly, "Then would you..."

Eileen closed her eyes and interrupted her, "But I still find it hard to believe! When did you and my dad meet? You're very beautiful, but I don't believe my dad would cheat... He was still with Sarah..."

Everyone was silent.

"Wait..." Rosalind was about to cry, but now her tears were stuck.

She looked at Eileen difficultly and asked, "The dad you're talking about, is he Nathan Howard?"

Eileen looked up and said seriously, "Of course, I can believe I have another mom, but do I also have another dad? I only have one dad, Nathan, and he's supposed to be your lover, right?"

Rosalind was speechless.

"Eileen..." Josephine tried to speak, hoping to help explain.

But before she could say anything, she heard Rosalind shout, "What did you call me? You called me mom?"

With that, she rushed forward and hugged Eileen tightly!

Josephine was a bit embarrassed, no, that's not the problem...

Albert now really felt sorry for his old friend, Derek.

It was Derek' daughter's birthday, and his wife didn't invite him. Now after a brief chat, he was treated like an outsider?

Albert seemed to have figured it out, Rosalind might have planned to divorce Derek Lopez long ago.

Albert wasn't sure about Derek's current situation, whether he was already separated from his wife and child.