Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 12

On the return flight, Phyllis was always badmouthing Eileen to Bblythe whenever she had the chance.

"She's bossy, like a dictator!"

Bblythe didn't really buy into it, occasionally consoling Phyllis, "Saving fifteen euros for next time sounds pretty cool, we won't be so stressed then."

"But I didn't buy a single souvenir! Our trip to Paris was a waste!" Phyllis complained.

"We can buy next time." After bluffing for a bit, Bblythe suddenly glanced at Egbert sitting diagonally in front, whispering, "Egbert might not be joining us next time."

Phyllis was taken aback, "Huh? Why?"

"Actually, the last guest wasn't supposed to be him, but Kaleb. But Kaleb fell sick, so Egbert was asked to fill in for an episode."

"I see." Phyllis said, "I was wondering how our team could afford a top-notch star like Egbert. But it shows how influential Kaleb is if he could pull in Egbert."

"Actually, Egbert's first role was with Kaleb. They know each other privately, they're good friends."

Phyllis nodded, satisfied, "I feel lucky to work with Egbert. He's the type of person anyone would look up to."

Then, Phyllis started to gossip out of the blue, "Bblythe, what kind of woman do you think someone like Egbert would marry? I can't imagine!"

Bblythe thought for a while and said, "Probably someone gentle, understanding, with great temperament and good looks?"

Phyllis nodded as she listened, "Only such a woman would be worthy of him..."

"Hey, your leg." Before Phyllis could finish, a familiar impolite female voice rang out from the front.

They both looked over, only to see it was Eileen sitting next to Egbert.

Eileen, probably needing to use the restroom, got up from her seat, stood next to Egbert, and impatiently nudged Egbert's knee with hers, seemingly annoyed that his long legs were in her way.

This action woke up Egbert, who was taking a nap.

Phyllis and Bblythe were a bit horrified by this sight. They thought Egbert would get mad.

But the next second, Egbert just moved his legs to let Eileen pass without a word.

Then they saw Eileen, like a mafia boss, hands in her pockets, swaggering her way to the restroom.

Phyllis and Bblythe were left in a daze.

Finally, Bblythe swallowed and whispered, "No matter what type of woman he likes, definitely not like this."

Phyllis nodded in agreement, "No man would like such a woman, unless he's stupid."

The first episode of the show ended in this "joyful" atmosphere.

Everyone went their separate ways after getting off the plane.

Eileen was the first to leave. She took a taxi straight back to her small apartment with her luggage.

The moment she got home, she collapsed on the bed.

After a twelve-hour flight, she was utterly exhausted.

She took out her phone from her bag. All this time, she had been using the phone provided by the show crew, and her own phone was dead.

She plugged it in to charge and went to take a bath. When she came out, the phone was half-charged, so she unplugged it and turned it on.

She had missed five or six calls and had a dozen unread messages.

She glanced at the caller ID. Ableson Lopez's house had called twice, Sarah once, Hedy once, and there were two other calls, one from the company and one from Ophelia.

Eileen chose to ignore everything related to Ableson's house and called back Ophelia, while checking WhatsApp.

Ophelia picked up quickly. She had been watching the live broadcast these days. As soon as the call connected, she started scolding Eileen, "Do you really understand your responsibilities as Travel Concierge? How could you openly act like that towards Hubery? Your words were infuriating! What the hell!"

Eileen responded nonchalantly, "I thought I was doing fine."

"Eileen!" Ophelia shouted angrily, "Talk back to me one more time, see what happens!"

Eileen replied straightforwardly, "Even the show crew has no objections. Anything else you want to say, Ophelia?"

Ophelia was silent for a moment, then said after a while, "Come to the company tomorrow."

After hanging up, Eileen saw the dozen or so messages from Sarah on WhatsApp, didn't even bother reading them, just deleted them all and blocked Sarah.

Then she went through her contacts and blocked all numbers related to Ableson's house, then went to sleep.

The next day, due to jet lag, Eileen couldn't get up in the morning. By the time she got to the company, everyone was about to get off work.

Seeing her, Ophelia was angry, "If you are gonna be this late, you’d better come tomorrow!"

Eileen had just walked in the door and upon hearing this, turned to leave, "Okay, then I'll come tomorrow."

"Get back here!" Ophelia shouted.

At the entrance to Ophelia's office, an assistant made a throat-slashing gesture to Eileen, indicating that Ophelia was in a bad mood.

Eileen didn't care. After following Ophelia into the office, she found another person inside. A guy she didn't know.

The guy was tall, and his eyes lit up when he saw Eileen. He stood up and extended his hand towards her, "Ms. Lopez, nice to meet you, I'm Colin."

Eileen recalled that this Colin must be the originally intended Travel Concierge. But since he knew he had to take care of Hubery, he vanished.

Eileen shook his hand, puzzled.

Colin is a big, rugged guy. Super strong. He told Eileen, "Ms. Lopez, I watched that scene where you splashed water on Hubery. Watched it thirty-eight times. I have mad respect for you!"

He sounded so sincere.

Eileen laughed, "Cool. If you don't like Hubery either, we're friends!"

Colin saluted her, "Salute to you!"

Eileen replied, "No problem."

"Can you two stop it!" Ophelia was about to lose her mind on the side, "Are you guys putting on a show?"

Colin, scared of Ophelia, zipped it. Eileen sat on the sofa, crossed her legs and asked, "Did you call me here to pay me? Honestly, I'm broke. Can't even afford the bus ride home."

Ophelia scoffed, "Pay? After eight hundred complaints from the production team, you still want to be paid!"

Eileen scratched her head, "Complaints? Why didn't they say it to my face?"

"Who would dare!" Ophelia banged the table, "And be scolded by you? Who are you mocking now!"

Eileen clapped all of a sudden, "Ophelia, you look awesome today."

Then she raised her eyebrows at Colin.

Colin immediately joined in the applause, "Ophelia does look very pretty!"

"Eileen!"

Eileen didn't respond, but suddenly looked sad and sighed, "Who would do all these works for a living if it wasn't for survival. I'm all alone, show me some sympathy…"