Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 9

Eileen looked puzzled by his words, and the other three turned their heads towards Egbert. But Egbert had already averted his gaze from everyone else, his expression normal, as if his question was just a casual remark.

Phyllis asked next, "Should we let Hubery know?"

Josiah stood up and said, "I’ll go tell him, and get the rest of the money from him."

Josiah was gone for a bit and soon returned with Hubery trailing behind. Hubery, who was previously too sick to get out of bed, was now up and well. He took out the remaining twenty-five euros and put it on the coffee table, shifting his gaze to Eileen, "I heard you’ve got a way to help us complete our mission."

Eileen shot him a glance, a sudden smirk crossed her face. "Not only can I help you complete the mission, I can also ensure you have a place to stay and food to eat. By the way, weren’t you sick? I’ve got money for your meds too. And if you’re dead, I’ve got extra money to buy flowers for you. Excited?"

What the hell, dead!? Hubery's face instantly changed color. But thinking that Eileen was intentionally being self-deprecating to boost his popularity, he suppressed his anger and forced a smile, "You sure have a sense of humor."

The online comments, however, were all in favor of Eileen.

-[That’s so cool!]

-[Weird, Hubery didn't really do anything, but why do I hate him so much? Is it because he seems so fake and pretentious?]

-[Eileen is so pretty and smart. I wasn't really into her, but now I’m hooked!]

"So what's your plan?" Phyllis asked cautiously again, "Can twenty-five euros really last us two days? How are we supposed to go sightseeing today?"

Eileen reached out and casually picked up a hotel brochure from the coffee table. Someone noticed that Eileen had been reading this brochure last night when they were discussing today's travel plans.

Eileen pointed to one line in the brochure. Everyone else gathered around. It was written in French, which no one could understand.

Only Egbert glanced at it and read, "The hotel offers free shuttle service."

Eileen promptly pocketed the twenty-five euros.

-[Lol, this is hilarious.]

-[So, the hotel offers free rides.]

-[Did anyone else notice, Eileen can read French?]

Finally, Eileen headed downstairs, with everyone following her.

At the front desk, Eileen conversed fluently in French with the receptionist, who kept smiling. After a while, the receptionist had Eileen sign something and handed her a set of car keys.

"Is this for real?"

Hubery frowned, he sarcastically said, "In France, you need a French driver's license to drive. Do any of you have one?"

Eileen shot him a glance, "I have an international driving license, anything else?"

Hubery's face soured.

Bblythe suddenly said, "Eileen, I'm hungry."

Phyllis chimed in right away, "Eileen, I'm hungry too."

Josiah grinned, "Eileen, can we eat now?"

Eileen turned around to find everyone looking at her, including Egbert, his deep eyes focused on her.

Eileen said, "We’ll have to make do with breakfast, but I’ll take you to a nice place for lunch." She then went back to her room and brought out a big bag of biscuits.

"You said there wasn't any!" Phyllis rushed over immediately, tearing open a packet and started eating.

Everyone set off together, with Eileen driving. Eileen glanced at Egbert, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and drove in silence. The car had a navigation system, but it was all in French, including the voice prompts. But Eileen understood it and smoothly arrived at the first sightseeing spot.

Upon arrival, they took pictures for souvenirs before heading inside.

When it was almost lunchtime, Hubery deliberately asked, "Weren’t you going to take us to a good place to eat?"

Eileen looked at him impatiently, "Where do you think we are heading? Or do you want me to spoon-feed you? I could, that’s how I feed stray dogs."

Hearing this, Hubery was clearly upset. Phyllis breathed a sigh of relief, glad she didn't say anything extra to Eileen, or she would have been the one ruthlessly retorted.

The restaurant they went to was a famous local buffet, quite large. Hubery sarcastically said, "I've been here before. It’s a buffet, average consumption is thirty euros per person. Are you sure you want to eat here?"

"Anyone who doesn’t want to eat can leave." Eileen responded mercilessly.