Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 99

Major Warner had had it with Eileen.

He walked briskly, but Eileen trailed behind him like a shadow.

Major Warner turned around and said, "I've already made the call for you, and I have also asked the financial department of the TV station. They said your prize money will be sent after the advertisers clear this round of business expenses. You stalking me won't speed things up."

Hands in her pockets, Eileen stubbornly retorted, "They told me you're the big cheese. If not you, who should I badger?"

Major Warner was irate, "You nagging me won't do squat. I'm not the one with the cash."

Eileen didn't reply, just kept tailing him. Finally Major Warner led Eileen to the show director, attempting to pass the buck, "He's the director. Bug him."

Eileen's gaze immediately switched to the director.

The director, already aware of the situation, hurriedly defended, "What power does a director have? The one with the most power is certainly the person in charge. They're the ones who coordinate with all parties and allocate resources."

Eileen's gaze switched back to Major Warner.

In the end, Major Warner had no other choice but to make another call back home to inquire about the quickest possible time for the prize money to be disbursed.

After some calculations, the finance department conservatively estimated, "At the soonest, three months."

Major Warner relayed the news to Eileen, who was taken aback, "Three months at the earliest?"

Major Warner replied, "There's a process to prize money disbursement. Have you ever seen it handed out lickety-split?"

Eileen was utterly frustrated.

During her shower, she stewed in her anger, only finding some relief after using copious amounts of the show’s shower gel.

After her shower, Eileen saw Egbert sending off two unfamiliar men she had previously met in the camp.

A towel hung around her neck. She held the ends of the towel, grumbling, "They said the prize money won't come in for three months. Just thought you should know, I'm outta here."

Egbert watched her retreating figure, and only after a while did he let the curtain fall.

Despite the champion being crowned, the show hadn't wrapped up. Many teams were still in the game.

The next morning, as Egbert was on a call inside his tent, someone outside called for him. He hung up and stepped out. It was the show's staff, asking if those who had finished early would like to wait for the other teams or return home first.

Egbert glanced at Eileen's tent not far away and asked, "What did they say?"

The staff replied, "Still checking with the others."

Egbert headed straight for Eileen's tent.

"Hey, Mr. Reed, good morning. You planning on heading back or sticking around?" Eddie emerged from another tent, greeting Egbert with a smile.

Egbert ignored him and arrived at Eileen's tent.