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Chapter 176
Egbert’s attitude was giving Eileen the jitters
She quickly explained, “Mr. Reed, I didn’t mean anything by it, I was just caught up in the thrill of
victory. I didn’t mean to disrespect you, I really…”
“Sit down,” Egbert said again.
Eileen didn’t dare refuse him and gingerly took a seat.
She perched herself on the edge of the sofa.
Egbert looked down at her, “Are you satisfied with your performance?”
Eileen quickly shook her head, “I’m not, I did poorly, I still have a lot to learn from you.”
Egbert raised an eyebrow, “Learn from me? Learn what? Learn how to be stingy?”
Eileen was quick to reply, “You’re not stingy, you’re generous, and the most tolerant person I’ve ever
met!”
“And do you learn how to hold grudges from me?”
“You don’t hold grudges, you’re always looking out for us, and you’re our role model!”
“Chatting during training, do you think that’s something to be proud of?”
“No, you’re right to admonish me. Next time, I’ll correct it and strive to be a committed and responsible
young person!”
“Do you find making all these excuses tiring?”
Eileen looked at him, hurt, shaking her head, “No, I mean it…”
Egbert looked back and suddenly laughed.
He sat down next to her and casually said, “We’re even.”
Eileen gazed at him.
Egbert laughed lightly, “You caught me off guard, and you weren’t scared of me. Weren’t you brave?
Weren’t you going to take me down?”
Eileen lowered her head, muttering, “You were the enemy then. My teacher told me to be ruthless
against enemies.”
Egbert raised an eyebrow, “Teacher?”
Eileen realized her mistake and quickly corrected, “My primary school teacher taught me!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEgbert didn’t say anything more, just looked at her.
Eileen asked, “Can I go now?”
Egbert leaned back on the sofa and said slowly, “You don’t want to stay with me?”
Eileen replied, “I want to get back to training, I feel uncomfortable if I don’t.”
Egbert laughed, although he didn’t want to let her go, he knew it wouldn’t do any good to keep her.
He got up and took a tube of ointment from the drawer.
He handed it to her and said, “Elaine got hurt, give this to her.”
Eileen paused, suddenly remembering Elaine getting close to Egbert.
Their families must be close.
Eileen took the ointment and said, “Okay.”
When Eileen went down, the night run was almost over.
Eileen rejoined the team and ran another round. Felton then let everyone go back to rest
After dismissal, Eileen found Elaine and saw that her arm was scraped.
The wound didn’t look serious, but if not treated properly, it could get infected.
Elaine was about to head to the medical room.
Eileen decided to accompany her.
The medical room was on the second floor of the Restful Building.
The Training Officer’s Office was on the third floor.
Upon arrival at the medical room, the on-duty doctor looked at Elaine’s condition, then picked up the
ointment Eileen brought and said, “This medicament is imported and works well, let’s use this.”
The doctor applied the ointment to Elaine’s wounds.
Elaine’s elbow was bandaged up, affecting her mobility. After leaving the medical room, she kept
shaking her arm.
Eileen warned her, “Don’t move it around, it will affect the wound healing.”
Elaine, who had always been a tomboy and wasn’t afraid of getting hurt, was pleased with her aunt’s
concern.
She rushed over to hug Eileen and affectionately said, “Eileen, you’re so sweet. You even got medicine
from Mr. Reed for me. You’re the best.”
Eileen pushed her away with difficulty and said seriously, “I didn’t get it for you. He gave it to me.”
Elaine didn’t listen and kept hugging Eileen.
Eileen kept pushing her away.
At this moment, they were the only two in the corridor, laughing and playing.
Eileen had sneaked out and there were no cameramen following her around.
After pushing Elaine away yet again, Eileen suddenly asked, “Are your family and Egbert’s family
close?”
Without thinking, Elaine answered directly, “Very close. Mr. Reed’s father and my grandfather were
good friends. Mr. Reed often came to our house when he was a child.” Eileen was slightly taken aback,
“When he was a child? So your two families have known each other for generations?”
Elaine answered, “Yes.”
Eileen was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, “Since you’re old family friends, you must know a
girl from the Forrest family, right?”
“The Forrest family?” Elaine seemed a little confused.
Eileen recalled what Saul and Bartley Forrest had said about their aunt being engaged to Egbert.
That would mean Egbert’s ex-fiancée was from the Forrest family.
Eileen said, “Yes, a girl from the Forrest family who’s close to Egbert.”
Elaine scratched her head, “Mr. Reed isn’t particularly close to any girl, there’s really only one.”
Eileen immediately said, “That’s the one, are you guys close?”
Elaine’s expression was a little strange as she frowned and said, “We’re very close, I mean, that’s only
one is you.”
Eileen was speechless.
Eileen lightly smacked Elaine, “Don’t you know anything about Egbert? Do you know if he had a…”
Elaine didn’t understand, “Had a what?”
Eileen couldn’t bring herself to say “fiancée”.
She felt a bit stuck and couldn’t continue asking.
In the end, she just waved her hand and said, “Never mind.”
Elaine didn’t know what she wanted to ask and said, “Eileen, if you tell me who you want to know
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmabout, I can tell you if I know them.”
Eileen said, “I don’t know her name, just that she’s from the Forrest family, a blind woman. Do you
know Saul or Bartley?”
Elaine was speechless.
Saul, Bartley.
Weren’t those just Sawyer Lopez and Simon Lopez?
Their mom was from the Forrest family.
When Sawyer and Simon went into the entertainment industry, they didn’t dare use their real names.
They both appeared under the aliases of Saul and Bartley.
Elaine’s mouth twitched, struggling a bit as she said, “I… do know them.”
Eileen’s eyes lit up, Then you should know their aunt, right?”
Elaine was speechless.
Looking at Eileen’s face, she slowly nodded, “Yes.”
Eileen immediately followed up, “Is she pretty?”
Elaine touched her face, “Yes.”
Eileen asked again, “Is she classy?”
Elaine didn’t know how to describe it, she could only say, “… I think she is classy.”
Eileen gently bit her lip, “Is she excellent?”
Elaine promptly answered, “Of course she’s excellent, she’s the best!”
Eileen’s face gradually turned sad, she asked again, “Do you think… she and Egbert are a good
match?”
Elaine didn’t hesitate to praise, “Definitely a good match! They are the most perfect couple!”
Eileen was extremely upset at this moment.
She stood at the corner of the staircase and suddenly roared, “Even if they’re a perfect match, it’s
useless, they’ve broken off their engagement!”
With that, she turned around and ran downstairs.
Elaine was a bit slow to react, she hurriedly chased after her, “Eileen… wait for me…”
As their footsteps gradually faded away.
The Restful Building in the middle of the night regained its quietness.
A moment later, at the corner of the stairs from the third floor to the second floor.
Egbert held a document in his hand, a faint smile in his deep eyes, as he slowly walked down.
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