Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 223

Eileen suddenly felt like a fish out of water. She looked blankly at the person in front of her.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder.

Startled, she turned around to see Egbert by her side.

He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Don't freak out."

With that, he led her into the room.

At this point, Josephine took off her birthday hat and walked up with a worried expression. She took Eileen's hand and said, "Did I scare you? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just wanted to surprise you. Geez, you look like you've seen a ghost. What's the matter?"

As she spoke, Josephine gently stroked Eileen's face with a look of pity.

Just then, a disgruntled cough suddenly sounded from behind.

Josephine turned around to see her sister squinting at her with a warning look.

Feeling a bit awkward, Josephine dropped her hand and led Eileen over to the cake. "Here, look at this. It's a double-layer ice cream cake, the most expensive kind. Do you like it?"

Upon hearing "most expensive", Eileen nervously glanced at Rosalind who was nearby.

After a moment, she nodded, "I like it."

Josephine laughed and said, "That's good, that's good."

Isabel was getting impatient. The little girl raised her arm and pointed to her digital watch, "It's almost midnight!"

"Oh, it's almost midnight!" Josephine was busy lighting the candles while complaining, "Egbert really took his sweet time driving. We almost didn't make it!"

Eileen paused, then quickly explained, "Egbert's hand was injured. He didn't drive, I did..."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay."

After lighting the candles, Josephine set down the lighter and quickly patted Eileen's hand. "You did right by driving carefully. It's dark out there. Speeding is not safe. You did well. Girls are more careful than boys. They are just so careless!"

At this, Egbert slightly furrowed his brows.

Albert also frowned, but out of dissatisfaction. He glared at his son and said, "Just because of a small injury, you let a girl drive late at night! Bottom line, you are physically weak. You've gotten complacent after becoming a star! You should practice more, understand?"

Egbert took a deep breath, and in the end, he simply responded with a faint "OK."

Eileen felt that the old man didn't understand the situation. She explained again, "It's not a small injury, not a small injury. Egbert was shot!"

Albert waved his hand dismissively, "Eileen, you don't need to make excuses for him. A real man can handle a small gunshot wound. It's not like he's crippled. It's not that serious!"

What was going on? Eileen was a bit confused.

Was Egbert picked up from somewhere?

Josephine was disappointed in her son's behavior and didn't want to talk about him anymore. She took Eileen's hand and said, "Come, let's make a wish and then blow out the candles."

At this moment, the servant turned off the lights.

The entire living room plunged into darkness, with only the orange light from the cake candles flickering.

Eileen looked at the large two-layer cake in front of her with "Happy Birthday Eileen" written on it.

She hadn't celebrated her birthday in a long time. The earliest birthday celebration she could remember was when she was very young. Then, her father passed away. Later, her grandparents also passed away.

Since Sarah brought her to the Lopez family, she hadn't celebrated her birthday. The only birthday Sarah celebrated for her was in her previous life when Sarah drugged her and sold her to an underground factory.

For a long time, Eileen had no real feeling for the word "birthday".

But now, looking at the familiar faces around her, Eileen felt warmth in her heart.