Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen



Derek couldn't get through to Rosalind on the phone.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Frowning, he put his phone down and said in confusion, "Why can't I reach her?"

Chad was lounging on the couch. He set down his remote and asked, "Are you trying to call Mom? Didn't she go to Josephine's? Maybe try calling Mr. Albert?"

Derek replied with a stern face, "You call him."

Chad was a bit puzzled. From the look on his father's face, anyone would think there was some kind of beef between him and Albert!

Flossie whispered to her husband, "At Eileen's birthday party last month, she didn't say a word to her dad, but she was chatting up with Albert. That pissed off dad and he hasn't talked to Albert for a month."

Chad hadn't expected that. He gave a helpless laugh and said, "That's no biggie. Eileen did talk to me that day. It's just that she didn't talk to you guys."

Derek and Flossie didn't say anything.

Chad dialed Albert's number. After a few words, he hung up and said in confusion, "Mom is indeed at Albert's, but his tone was kinda off." Derek asked coldly, "What did he say?"

Chad said, "Albert said to hide the marriage certificate and information and material well. He also mentioned that you need information and material to get a divorce. No certificate, no divorce. It's really weird. Who's getting a divorce? Are Mr. Albert and Josephine having trouble?"

Derek snorted and immediately said with a smug grin, "He deserves it."

Just then, Sonia came over from the dining room, phone in hand, and said, "Dad, Egbert just called me."

Everyone in the living room looked at her.

Sonia said, "Egbert asked us to send someone to pick up Mom and Isabel. He said he doesn't want to entertain them anymore."

At ten in the morning, Egbert drove Eileen home to get some pajamas.

On the way, Eileen looked at Egbert's arm and said, "Maybe I should be driving. Your injury isn't fully healed yet."

Egbert turned the steering wheel and glanced at her. "So you do remember I got injured."

Eileen frowned. "What are you getting at?"

Egbert said, "I changed the bandages myself this morning."

Eileen stared at Egbert's profile for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, since you can change your own bandages, don't ask me to do it anymore."

Egbert was speechless. That was not his purpose!

Half an hour later, they arrived at Eileen's apartment.

Eileen grabbed a few clothes, then turned to Egbert and asked, "How long do I need to stay at your place? I don't need to bring too many clothes, do 1?"

Egbert raised an eyebrow. "Can't wait to leave?"

Eileen said, "Albert and Josephine are great, but..."

Egbert asked, "But what? But I'm not great?"

Eileen glared at him and immediately said, "Yes, you're not great!"

Egbert sat on the couch, a wounded look on his face. "I'm not great enough, so you're not planning to take care of my gunshot wound anymore?"

Eileen said, "Quit playing! I'm an actress too, so I can tell when you're acting! This morning when I hit you, you moved quite agilely! Plus, you can change your own bandages!"

Egbert said softly, "I want you to do it."

Eileen ignored him.

She pulled out two more pieces of underwear from the closet and put them on the bed.

Egbert paused, his eyes flickering at the sight of the underwear.

Then he turned his head away and didn't look again.

Eileen only packed four or five items of clothing. She was still considering when to leave Egbert's place, as she didn't like staying at other people's houses for too long.

Just then, her phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, she saw it was from the crew of Haunted Chronicles.

Eileen thought they were calling to confirm the shooting schedule for the next episode, but they told her it had been postponed.

After hanging up, Eileen immediately opened Twitter.

Egbert came over and asked, "What happened?"

Eileen pursed her lips and said, "Jarvis Dave had a car accident."

Egbert was taken aback.

On Twitter, sure enough, the top trend was "Jarvis Dave Involved in Car Accident".

She clicked on it, but the page went blank because the topic was so hot that Twitter crashed.

Eileen put down her phone and told Egbert, "He was being chased by some crazy fans. They ignored traffic rules and tried to overtake him. Jarvis' driver swerved to avoid them and hit the guardrail. I heard Jarvis got injured and lost a lot of blood. The fans have been arrested."

Egbert frowned.

Eileen looked at Egbert and suddenly asked, "You're pretty famous, but you've never encountered crazy fans like this, have you?" Egbert paused and shook his head at her. "No."

He had, but they were all dealt with by the military.

Eileen frowned and said, "It's too dangerous. When we go back later, I'll drive. You don't drive anymore."

Egbert laughed and said softly, "Okay."

Eileen stared at him in surprise. "You can still laugh? Jarvis had a car accident! How can you be so heartless?"

Egbert went silent. He wasn't laughing at that.

Eileen sent Jarvis a message. Even though she didn't know his exact situation, they knew each other so it was necessary to send him a get-well message.

Eileen drove on the way back.

Egbert was in the passenger seat, constantly checking his phone.

After a while, he said, "Jarvis is okay."

Eileen immediately asked, "Did the news come out? What did they say?"

Egbert gave a quick rundown, basically saying Jarvis had multiple fractures in his leg and arm, but nothing too serious. With some good rest, he'd be back on his feet in a few months.

Eileen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Egbert. She remembered from her past life, Jarvis never had a car accident. What's up with this unexpected twist?

Just then, Eileen's phone rang again.

She glanced at the caller ID, it's Ophelia. She picked up and put it on speaker, saying, "What's up, Ophelia?"

From the other end of the line, Ophelia's voice came through, "You heard about Jarvis, right?"

Eileen nodded and said, "Yeah, I got the memo from the crew."

Ophelia went on, "They contacted me too, saying they might have to postpone the next recording. The show's main draw and focus is Jarvis. Even the advertisers got on board because of him. So, the crew decided to wait till Jarvis is back."

Eileen got it and said, "Alright."

Ophelia continued, "So, you're out of work for now. Wanna take this chance to take a breath?"

Eileen shot back immediately, "No, Ophelia, I don't want a break. Can you find me some short-term gig?"

Ophelia paused, sounding a bit hesitant, "Actually, during the Haunted Chronicles, another show approached you. I turned them down back then, but they've been pestering me, really hoping to get you on board. And they're offering a pretty hefty paycheck, more than double of what Haunted Chronicles is paying..."

Eileen perked up hearing this, "Hell yeah! Why didn't you tell me about this golden opportunity sooner? Of course, I'll take it!"

Hearing her reply, Ophelia sounded skeptical, "Are you sure about this? The show is Romantic Revelations, where they invite and pair three couples to simulate married life. If you're up for it, who do you want to role play with?"