Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 314

The assistant took another look, and to his horror, he realized it was actually a butcher's knife!

Panic-stricken, he frantically spun the steering wheel to make a U-turn!

The tires screeched as they left black streaks on the road. With a "squeal," the sports car bolted towards the exit of the neighborhood!

Egbert had gotten out of the car a good distance from home.

Gilbert and the assistant didn’t dare to drive him any closer – it was too risky.

Egbert walked back slowly.

By the time he reached the front gate, Eileen’s silhouette was gone from under the streetlight.

He arched an eyebrow, used his fingerprint to open the gate, and the next second...

Egbert saw, in the entryway, Eileen, with a sinister face, holding a butcher’s knife in each hand, coldly staring at him.

After a moment, Egbert tried to soften his voice, gently asking, "Haven’t gone to bed yet?"

Eileen raised both hands.

Then, she carelessly rubbed the blades of the butcher's knives against each other.

Instantly, the whole hall was filled with the grating sound of the weapons colliding.

Egbert took a couple of steps forward, and as he got closer to the girl, he carefully reached out and touched the back of her hand, saying, "It’s dan…"

He couldn’t finish the word "dangerous."

Her wrist flicked, and the knife spun, its sharp point aiming at Egbert.

Egbert looked up at the girl opposite him.

Eileen eyed Egbert up and down, and after a moment, she withdrew the knives, her voice cold, "Where have you been?"

Egbert said, "Had something to take care of."

Eileen narrowed her eyes; she kept her gaze on Egbert for a while, then said, "Oh."

She lowered her head and continued grinding the knives.

Egbert sighed, took the knives from her hands, placed them on a nearby cabinet, then took her hand and explained, "Director Barton called me to discuss a new script. He's an old friend, I couldn't just blow him off."

Director Barton’s name was, of course, well known to Eileen.

A godfather figure in the film industry, the man who directed "The Alley," which snagged an Oscar. Even Galen, the director of that movie, would only call himself a student in front of Barton.

Eileen frowned, "Didn’t Barton retire?"

Egbert led Eileen to the living room, had her sit down, and then sat next to her. "The script was something he wanted to do a long time ago. I guess he felt it wasn’t the right time then and shelved it. Now he wants to revisit it."

Eileen suddenly remembered. In her previous life, Barton did indeed make a comeback with a movie, and the gossip was that Egbert had been chosen for the lead role. But after two years of rumors, the movie never materialized, and it was said to be canceled without further news. Up until her death, Eileen never heard any more about that movie.

Considering the timeline, she first heard about this movie in her past life around now?

Eileen stared at Egbert again. Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, she hummed dismissively, pulled her hand away, and started towards the stairs.

Watching her go, Egbert sighed and followed her.

Halfway up the stairs, Egbert suddenly asked, "Waiting up for me, were you worried?"

Eileen didn’t even bother with a glance, heading straight to her room. Only at the door did she turn to look at Egbert, "It’s 4:30 AM. That’s half a night away – you lose ten points!"

With a "bang," she slammed the door shut!

Standing in the hallway, looking at the closed door, Egbert was silent. After a long while, his deep eyes softened with warmth.