Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 329

The tension in the room was palpable, the air thick with an unspoken electricity.

Egbert was too close to her, his body heat seemingly enveloping her in a warm cocoon.

Eileen bit her lip, wanting to push Egbert away.

But she didn’t.

Instead, she muttered, “You flubbed your lines.”

His voice softened, “That was from the heart.”

Eileen fell silent for a moment before pushing Egbert again, saying, “Get up first.”

Eventually, Egbert rolled off and sat up.

After getting up, he reached out his hand to her again.

Eileen eyed his hand warily but ultimately took it, pulling herself up. Once on her feet, she quickly withdrew her hand and tucked it behind her back, saying, “Tell me, was it your idea to rehearse the bed scene and the kiss today?”

Egbert sighed, shaking his head, “No, it wasn't.”

Eileen eyed him suspiciously.

Egbert took her hand again, gently pulling her to sit beside him on the couch, “Do you really think I’d dare?”

Eileen couldn’t help it; she burst into laughter. But as soon as she finished laughing, she straightened her face, pretending the laughter had never happened.

Egbert watched her with amusement and asked, “Eileen, are we good now?”

Eileen harrumphed, turning her face away, ignoring him.

Egbert leaned in a little, “Are we?”

Eileen turned her face even further away.

Egbert leaned in closer, “Are we?”

Eileen couldn’t turn her neck any further without hurting herself!

At that moment, Egbert chuckled and gently cupped her face, turning her head back toward him, smiling, “Are we good?”

Eileen pouted, looking as if she were conceding with great reluctance, “Then you can’t do this anymore.”

Egbert nodded, promising, “Okay, from now on, I’ll listen to you.”

Eileen awkwardly bowed her head, nudging it forward until her face buried itself in Egbert’s chest.

Egbert laughed, wrapping his arms around her, and planted a tender kiss in her hair.

And so, after two days of a cold war and not even forty-eight hours of total argument time, the new couple made up.

The next day, the actress replacing Renee arrived.

However, being a backup, the new actress didn’t quite fit Carrol’s original vision for the character “Shirley,” resulting in at least fifty percent of Shirley’s scenes being cut, much of the content relegated to off-screen mentions.

Egbert’s three-day schedule was quickly used up.

After a flurry of activity, they managed to wrap up all the scenes involving the older generation.

On the day Egbert left, Eileen didn’t go to see him off.

Carrol watched with a tinge of sadness, “Didn’t you two make up?”

Eileen looked at Carrol, her feelings complex. Who would have thought that after falling in love with Egbert, the first person she’d inform wouldn't be family or friends, but Carrol, a man unrelated by any stretch of the imagination.

Eileen sighed, “Yes, we made up, but so what?”

Carrol prodded, “Then why didn’t you see him off?”

Eileen blinked, “SO what if I didn’t, what does it matter?”

Carrol clicked his tongue, “Don’t you have something heartfelt to tell him?”

Eileen replied, “Can’t I just call him?”

Carrol lifted his chin, “Then call him.”

Eileen picked up her phone from the table, where the screen had gone dark, and lit it up for Carrol to see.