Egbert tailed the jeep, and when they reached the training ground, he saw everyone resting. Over thirty guards were sitting on the ground, forming a circle, with two soldiers sparring in the middle.
"Nice! Good fight!"
From a distance, Egbert heard Eileen's cheer. Upon a closer look, Eileen was standing between two hunky guys, chatting amicably with them, and cheering for the guys in the ring.
Egbert's face immediately darkened. He calmly walked over.
Eileen was having a great time. Seeing Egbert coming, she immediately waved and shouted, "Egbert! Over here!"
Egbert frowned.
Eileen moved aside a bit and made a spot for Egbert, gesturing to the ground, "Come sit here. This is the VIP section."
Egbert silently walked up to her, extended his hand and gestured, "Let's go back."
Eileen giggled, held Egbert's hand, and tried to pull him down.
Eh, why won't he move? Eileen looked in confusion at the tall and composed man in front of her.
Egbert and Eileen locked eyes for a moment, and in the end, he sighed and sat down.
Eileen tilted her head to look at him.
Egbert pursed his lips and said, "You left without saying a word. Do you know everyone was worried about you?"
Eileen was taken aback, "Right! I told Major Warner when I went out." She couldn't just leave the base, she had to have permission from her superiors, so she had reported to Major Warner.
Egbert didn't say anything.
Eileen laughed and said, "You're really strong."
Egbert still didn't say anything.
Then the match in the ring was decided, and everyone began to cheer.
Eileen quickly joined in the cheer, "Nice! Good fight! Well done!"
The winning soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Eileen, his face turning red with shyness.
Egbert's face darkened even more. He asked coldly, "Do you know him?"
Eileen whispered, "Not really, but I want to fit in with them. If I don't do this, they won't take me to their night training."
In the end, Egbert put on a brave face and stayed with Eileen until the morning training of the other guards was over.
Eileen sat in the car, leaning against the window and looking longingly at the soldiers running outside, mumbling, "I want to run too."
Egbert said lightly, "No."
Eileen turned to look at him.
Egbert frowned, "Buckle up."
Eileen obediently sat down, buckled up, and then looked at Egbert. She didn't understand why Egbert was so upset.
The car quickly reached the base.
As soon as Eileen got in, she was surrounded by others. They pulled her and asked questions.
Eileen looked back and saw that Egbert had also gotten out of the car, but he didn't come over, instead he walked in a different direction.
Everyone was relieved when they found Eileen.
In the afternoon, the production team came to ask again, asking those who had finished, whether they wanted to go back to their country or stay.
Eileen definitely wanted to stay. As she was about to answer, Egbert was the first to break the silence, "Let's go back."
Eileen responded, "I don't want to go back..."
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