Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 104

Eileen asked repeatedly, "What?"

She was so confused, suspecting she might have misheard. She looked at Galen, her eyes full of doubt.

Seeing her gaze, Galen explained, "We’re just checking the proportions, doing a blocking exercise. No need to freak out."

Only then did Eileen relax. She thought to herself, how could there possibly be a kissing test for an audition?

Since it was just blocking, Eileen didn't mind. She turned her head, looked at Egbert, and bluntly asked, "How should I kiss you? What position should I take?" The way she said it made it seem as though she knew a lot of positions.

Egbert walked up to her, his right hand gently held her chin, lifting her head.

Eileen was forced to look up. She stared straight at the man close at hand and asked again, "Do I need to close my eyes? Whatever you say, I'll do. I'll follow your lead."

Egbert spoke in a deep voice, "Close them."

Then he added, "And also, close your mouth."

Eileen nodded repeatedly, obediently closing her eyes and stopped talking. The man's fingers were slightly cold, pressing lightly on her lips. Eileen, with her eyes closed, couldn't see, and could only feel the man's breath getting closer to her.

She knew this blocking method. It was often used in previous shoots. The man would press his thumb on the woman's lips. While kissing, it would look like he was kissing her lips when in fact he was kissing his own finger.

Eileen waited for a bit, guessing he probably had already applied the 'kiss'. She was very professional and remained still. After a while, she heard Galen's voice, "That’s it."

Eileen opened her eyes and met Egbert's dark gaze.

He hadn't yet moved away. He was very close to her, and his finger was still between them.

Eileen felt Egbert's warmth and saw her own reflection in his dark eyes. Only then did he move away. He lowered his hand and calmly turned his gaze towards Galen, who was sitting.

Galen thought for a while and then said, "The proportions are good, the height and shape are a good match, and the kissing scene will look good."

Having said that, he signaled to the staff, "Get them a chair."

Someone brought over a chair.

Galen said, "Let's do a read-through of scene twelve."

Hearing this, Egbert silently sat down.

Eileen had no idea what the content of scene twelve was; she had only seen the three-page audition script.

So Galen explained to her, "The female lead, Hertha, is the secret love of the male lead Palmer for three years. Palmer originally planned to confess to Hertha before graduation, but he witnessed Hertha being hit by a car and declared dead on arrival. Ten years later, you, as their classmate, meet Palmer again at a reunion. You both are single, you actively pursued Palmer, and the next year, you two got married. However, during your pregnancy, you found out that Palmer might be having an affair, and later you found out that the woman is Hertha."

After finishing, Galen took a sip of water.

Then he continued, "That day, Palmer comes home, and he seems very down. You need to ask him. Your only line is, 'What’s wrong?'."

After finishing, Galen indicated that she could start.

Eileen adjusted her mindset. She turned her head, surprised to find that Egbert had already started getting into character. He was sitting in the chair, leaning forward, his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped together tightly. His slightly lowered face made it hard to see his expression; all she could see was his tense chin and tightly closed lips.

She was pregnant, her husband might be cheating, and the woman he was cheating with was the woman who died ten years ago. All these things were known to Palmer's wife.