Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 85

A prolonged silence had fallen.

Burton was catching the constant glances from Eileen. He couldn’t help but ask, "Are you trying to piss me off on purpose? You know damn well Elaine is my sister!"

Eileen, slapping Burton's shoulder, said loudly, "A good bro should always protect his sis!"

At this point, Egbert sighed, removed Eileen's hand from Burton's shoulder, and muttered, "I'm out."

Eileen frowned at him, "Don't butt in when I'm discussing."

Egbert walked straight to the tree.

"Hey!" Eileen grabbed his sleeve.

Egbert turned around, speaking softly, "Don’t worry, there’s a good distance between the ribbon and the wasp nest. I'll go from behind. I got this."

"No way, it’s too risky!" Eileen bit her lip, fell silent for a moment, and finally said, "Fine, we'll go another way."

Egbert looked at her. Burton eagerly asked, "What’s the plan?"

Eileen didn’t answer, just bent down and started searching the ground. She quickly gathered a bunch of small rocks and pine shells, filled her hat with them, and started walking.

After two steps, she noticed the guys weren’t following her. She yelled impatiently, "Are you coming or no?"

Egbert fell silent for a moment, then he followed. Burton trailed behind too. Soon, the trio reached a hill a distance away from the wasp nest.

Eileen instructed, "Wrap your heads with your jackets and find somewhere to hide."

Burton asked in bewilderment, "What on earth are you planning to do?"

"You'll see."

Without further explanation, Eileen climbed the tallest tree nearby and sat on a branch. She removed her hair tie, and her hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

Egbert looked up from the ground, his gaze fixated on her sharp and elegant face, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes. When he turned back, he found Burton staring dumbfoundedly.

Egbert frowned, smacked Burton on the head, and coldly said, "Focus."

Burton snapped back to reality, his cheeks turning red as he wrapped his head with his jacket, "She... she’s quite pretty…"

Egbert asked, "Still pretty when she's beating you up?"

Burton suddenly remembered the man who had three broken ribs, no patch of good skin left, and a swollen face that barely resembled a human's! His face drained of all color instantly.

Burton said in a pale tone, "Sorry... I was wrong..."

Egbert chuckled, put his hat on, and took a few steps back.

Eileen used her hair tie as a slingshot, and the rocks and shells as ammo. Sitting in the tall tree, she took aim at the tree with the wasp nest.

Burton figured out her intention and whispered, "Is she trying to knock down the nest?"

Egbert calmly replied, "No."

Burton questioned, "Why not? Isn’t she aiming for it?"

"If she was aiming for the nest, she wouldn’t need so long. She’s trying to..."

A sound suddenly rang out. Next, they heard a "thump", the sound of a rock hitting the tree trunk.

Burton squinted to get a clearer look and was stunned, "Is she aiming for the red ribbon? It's tied to the tree. If she could untie the ribbon directly, she could avoid the wasp nest. But, how could she possibly shoot down a tied ribbon with a slingshot?"

Egbert remained silent.