Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen



Why did the handwriting suddenly become neat here?

Grandpa's hint was blaring like a neon sign! There was definitely something on the roof.

But, this house was so old, the walls were cracking, even showing signs of collapse.

Eileen didn't dare to climb on the wall, fearing her strength might turn this house into rubble.

So, she wanted Egbert to lift her up, so she could grab the beam next to her and climb up along the beam.

Egbert hesitated for a moment, then seemed to get her drift.

He stepped forward, wrapping his arm around her waist, standing really close, then said, "Not close enough."

Eileen also thought the distance might not be enough, so she wrapped her arms around Egbert's shoulders and said, "Let's give it a shot."

Then, Egbert lifted her up.

Eileen was speechless.

Eileen lied horizontally in Egbert's arms, her hands tightly gripping Egbert's clothes, her eyes staring intently at him, asking, "Why are you holding me horizontally?"

Egbert looked into her eyes, then said, "I did it on purpose."

Eileen was speechless again.

He did it on purpose and he's so blunt about it!

Eileen slapped Egbert's arm, "I'm serious."

In the end, Egbert put her down and walked out of the room.

Eileen was stunned, then she could only call him from behind, "Hey, you, you're not mad, right? Don't be so petty......"

Egbert walked outside the house, then stopped at the side of the wall.

Following his gaze, Eileen saw an old ladder in the corner of the outer wall!

Ten minutes later, Egbert climbed up with the ladder and retrieved a small box from behind the beam.

When Eileen got the box, she shouted out loud, "My music box! This was my favorite toy when I was a kid! Back then my grandpa said I lost it myself, I was so upset for days, turns out my grandpa took it!"

The music box had a combination lock, and Eileen expertly input her birthday.

The music box opened quickly.

Inside was a key, and a tag on the key had the name of a bank.

Eileen held the key, looking up at Egbert, who was also looking at her.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the county town.

Eileen walked to the counter of the bank with the key.

She handed the key to the teller, then that person looked at the key and called the manager.

The manager checked the tag on the key, then looked at Eileen, she's wearing a mask and looked suspicious.

In the end, the manager hesitated but said, "Please follow me."

Five minutes later, Eileen followed the manager into the vault, accompanied by four security guards.

After opening the safe, Eileen saw only three things inside, a letter, some documents, and a bank passbook.

She took out all the items, signed the documents, then walked out of the bank under the watch of the security guards and manager. Outside, Egbert was waiting for Eileen in the car.

Eileen took the passenger seat. Once settled, she put the three historic items on her lap.

These might be the inheritance left by her grandparents.

And in her previous life, she had no idea about these...

Eileen gently pressed her lips, picking up the letter.

The envelope said "To Eileen".

It was her grandpa's handwriting.

"Eileen." At this moment, the man who had been silent beside her suddenly called her name.

Eileen turned her head and looked at Egbert, "Hmm?"

Egbert looked into her eyes, moved closer, reached out to clean the tear stains at the corner of her eyes, "Don't cry." Only then did Eileen realize that she'd already crying just looking at the envelope. She blinked and nodded, "Okay."

Ten minutes later.

Eileen buried her face in Egbert's chest, her nose and eyes red, using Egbert's clothes to clean her nose. She held onto Egbert tightly, crying so hard she can hardly catch her breath, "I miss my grandparents so much!" Egbert gently held her body, his palm supporting the back of her head, whispering, "I know, sweetheart."

Eileen cried in Egbert's arms for a long time, crying until her head was hot and sweating.

Egbert took out a tissue, wiping her forehead, holding her face and saying softly, "Let's not read it anymore, okay?"

"Yeah, let's not." Eileen cleaned her tears and put the letter back into her backpack, then rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.

Then she looked at the other two items.

The last line of the bank passbook showed "27 million".

The thick documents were a property purchase contract, showing that the property was in an old villa area in the Capital.

Eileen, with teary eyes, told Egbert, "These are all left by my grandpa, who said these are his wedding gifts for me..."

Egbert held her face, "Yeah, they love you a lot."

Eileen took a breath and says, "But what kind of girl would be so stupid, to have so much money and still want to get married, isn't that just benefiting others?"

Egbert was silent for a moment, handing the tissue to Eileen, "Wipe it yourself."

Eileen took the tissue, cleaned her eyes casually, then said to Egbert, "Egbert, I'm rich."

Egbert didn't respond.

Eileen asked, "Are you jealous?"

Egbert was speechless.

Eileen felt wronged when Egbert ignored her, pouting, "Egbert, why aren't you talking to me anymore? Do you think rich women are hard to get along with?"

Egbert rolled his eyes.

Eileen was back in the passenger seat, with her seatbelt on, then she said to Egbert, "I was just praying that I could strike it rich, and I can't believe it actually worked. Drive to the nearest flower shop, I want to buy more flowers to offer to my ancestors."

Then, Egbert, like a driver, found a flower shop in the small county town.

They both got out of the car wearing masks.

Eileen walked to the entrance of the shop and said to the owner, "Sir, I want the most expensive flowers in your shop."

The florist fetched some bouquets and said, "These total up to thirty dollars."

Eileen was a bit unsatisfied. She was loaded now, and she made it loud and clear, "I said I want the most expensive flowers in your shop, the most expensive ones."

The shop owner gave Eileen a glance, thought for a moment and said, "Oh, in that case, I'll sell these flowers to you for forty dollars."

Eileen was speechless.

In the end, Eileen handed over thirty dollars to the owner and took away a big bunch of flowers.

Then, they returned to the old house.

Eileen sat in the middle of the room, arranging the flowers and murmuring to herself.novelbin

When Egbert came back from taking out the trash, he heard Eileen praying to their ancestors, "Win the lottery, win the lottery, I still want to win the lottery. I don't want too much. Five million is enough, or ten million, I'm good with either, I'm good with either......"

Egbert was totally speechless.

They stayed in the old house for more than an hour, and by the time they left, it was already dark.

It was too late to go back to the Capital, so they had no choice but to stay in a small hotel in the county town.

Midnight.

Egbert had just ended a call with someone overseas when he heard Eileen's excited shouts from the next room!

She had been over the moon for hours since unexpectedly inheriting a huge fortune, and she was so thrilled that she could almost touch the sky.

Egbert let out a sigh and got up to knock on the door next door.

After a moment, the door opened. Eileen, in her bathrobe, stood at the door and asked, "You need something?"

Egbert looked at her and said sternly, "Keep it down."

Eileen was taken aback and quickly asked, "What's wrong? You heard me getting excited?"

Egbert rolled his eyes.

She was beyond help.