Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 71

Eileen was oblivious to the fact that Egbert was taking off his shirt to cover her chest.

Nevertheless, she quietly held his clothes and asked, "Can you fish? Or should I do it?"

"No need." The man took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and stepped into the water.

Eileen was a bit worried, as he seemed quite weak. She frowned and reminded him, "Be careful."

Egbert glanced at her, saw her hugging his clothes tightly. With a slight smile, he walked into the river.

The water wasn't deep, and Egbert bent over, his eyes intently focused on the fish swimming in the river. After a while, he suddenly lunged.

Eileen stood on the riverbank, tiptoeing to get a better look.

Seeing that Egbert hadn't moved, she asked, "Did the fish get away?"

He didn't reply.

Eileen was about to tell him it was okay, that failure was the mother of success, when suddenly he reached down and scooped a fish out of the water with one hand, throwing it towards her.

Eileen instinctively caught the fish, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"You're amazing!" she exclaimed.

Egbert smiled briefly. Then he caught fish after fish with precision. Ten minutes later, he had caught five fish.

Though five fish seemed like a lot, they weren't particularly heavy. Together, they were just enough for two people.

Eileen did a quick calculation and said, "That's enough. Let's go back to the shore."

Egbert, dripping wet, made his way back to the shore.

Eileen was busy starting a fire. She glanced at Egbert and said, "Why don't you take a bath while you're at it? I'll call you when the fish is ready."

Egbert paused, looking at her.

Eileen pointed in one direction, saying, "Over there, in the direction we came from. There are some big trees for cover. I checked; it's safe. And the water is clean. Go take a bath."

Egbert looked in the direction she pointed and said, "Okay."

Egbert headed in that direction and started taking off his clothes by the riverbank.

At that moment, the drone in the sky flew away.

The live chat showed the following comments:

【????】

【Can I pay to see?】

【Let me see! Let me see! Let me see! Let me see!】

The phrase "Let me see" was repeatedly popping up in the live chat.

By the time Eileen was almost done grilling the fish, Egbert had finally returned from his bath.

The midday heat was unbearable. Egbert was wearing half-dried camouflage pants and carrying his freshly washed vest and jacket in his hand. His upper body was bare, showing off his evenly toned muscles and a well-defined six-pack.

Eileen was sitting on the ground, and when she heard footsteps, she instinctively looked up.

She was stunned!

The sight before her was nothing short of a visual shock!

The man's footsteps grew closer, and soon, his cool body naturally settled down next to her.

Eileen quickly moved a bit away!

Egbert looked at her, asking, "What's wrong?"

Eileen frowned, turned her head to look at Egbert, and asked, "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

Egbert calmly unfurled his clothes and placed them on the fire rack as he said, "They're not dry yet."

Eileen pursed her lips and stopped talking, continuing to grill the fish in her hands.

The fish was soon ready. Eileen stood up, picked a few flowers by the riverbank, casually washed them, and then came back, smeared the juice from the flower stems on the fish, and handed it to Egbert, saying, "Here, eat."

Egbert tasted it and said, "It's delicious."

Eileen proudly said, "Of course, anything I grill is bound to be delicious."

Egbert chuckled.