Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 46

The next day, Bblythe and Josiah split really early.

Eileen waited for Egbert for half an hour. When Egbert finally showed up, he'd got absolutely zilch on him, not even a jacket. She asked in confusion, "Aren't you ready yet?"

Rolling up his shirt sleeves, revealing smooth arms, he explained, "The faucet's busted in the bathroom. I've gotta hit up the front desk."

Frowning, Eileen asked, "How come Josiah didn't have any issues when he used it?"

Egbert responded, "He used cold water."

Hands on her hips, Eileen snapped, "Don't tell me the faucet issue you're talking about is that there's no hot water."

Looking at her nonchalantly, Egbert said, "Yep."

"You're saying 'yep'?" Eileen was pissed now. She stormed into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, felt the water, and said, "What's wrong with this? Can't you wash with cold water?"

Egbert stood at the bathroom door, silently looking at her, not moving an inch.

"Are you kidding me?" Eileen exclaimed angrily. "We're running against the clock here. Who knows how long we'll have to wait for the front desk."

Egbert frowned, finally and reluctantly moving towards the sink. Eileen moved aside, giving him space, only to see Egbert dip his hand under the cold stream of water, then immediately pulled back.

Eileen was speechless.

— [Hahaha, so funny. Egbert won't wash his face with cold water.]

— [Actually, Eileen is the real tough guy here ‘Deep_in_thought_smoking.jpg'.]

— [Eileen, you're so careless! Egbert is very particular, you can't talk about him like that!]

— [Guys, stop arguing. I also like to wash my face with hot water, especially in winter. Let's not fight.]

By the time Egbert was ready, another twenty minutes had passed. Eileen glanced at her watch and said impatiently, "You're such a dawdler."

Egbert simply put his mask on and followed her.

As they passed the front desk, Eileen told them in Japanese that there was no hot water in their room. The front desk politely assured her they will fix it.

They left the hotel and walked for a bit until they reached the bus stop. Their budget hotel didn't include breakfast. While waiting for the bus, Eileen noticed Egbert eyeing a little boy munching on a baked bun nearby.

She nudged him lightly with her elbow. Egbert turned to look at her. She pulled out a small packet of cookies from her bag and handed it to him.

He took it and saw “International Airlines” written on the package. It seemed she got it on the plane yesterday. Well, in these circumstances, they'd have to make do.

Egbert opened the cookie packet, took a bite, and it didn't taste good. The boy's baked bun seemed much more appetizing.

He looked back at the boy's bun.

—[Buy him a bun.]

—[Stop feeding him these complimentary cookies, Eileen. Please, buy him a bun.]

—[Look at how hungry Egbert is, Eileen, you're so heartless.]

Not long after, the bus arrived. There was one empty seat left. Eileen hesitated, then said to Egbert, "You go sit."

Egbert looked at her and replied, "I don't need to."

Eileen gave him a nudge and said, "Go sit, there are people getting on."

Finally, Egbert sat down. Just as he did, a huge backpack slammed onto his knees. He looked up to see Eileen dumping all her stuff on him, a challenging look appeared on her face, "What's the matter? If you've got a seat, why can't you hold the bags?"

Egbert paused, then quietly put the bag away.