Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 37

Bartley was surprised to find there were other people in the room. His eyes changed a bit when he saw it was Egbert. And when he noticed Louie on the sofa, his face showed an even more noticeable change.

Louie suddenly stood up and pointed at Bartley, "You..."

Bartley quickly responded, apologizing, "I'm sorry for interrupting. She got lost, and we'll leave right away."

"Hold it right there!" Louie stood up and walked over, grabbing Bartley by the shoulder.

Bartley struggled immediately.

Eileen, who was initially confused, was now wide awake. She watched the two men in surprise. Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed.

Looking down, she saw it was Egbert, who led her into the lounge and closed the door. All noise from outside was cut off by the door. Eileen looked at the closed door, and asked in surprise, "What just happened?"

Egbert asked sharply, "Do you know him?"

Eileen answered, "You mean Bartley? He's our lead actor."

"Bartley?" Egbert squinted, letting go of Eileen's hand, "Go change your clothes."

Eileen glanced at the door, "But..."

"They're family. It's fine." Egbert said.

Family?

Eileen felt slightly relieved. From what she saw just now, they did seem to know each other.

After changing quickly, Eileen came out to find the door open and Bartley gone. The man who had grabbed Bartley was sitting on the sofa, panting and angrily yelling, "He's been gone for over a month, I thought something happened to him. Turns out he sneaked off to act! And he told me not to tell his parents, that if they find out, they'll break his legs!"

Listening to his ranting, Eileen finally realized, it was Louie. Eileen knew him, but that was from her past life.

Seeing Eileen dressed, Egbert turned to her, "You should go."

Eileen nodded, about to leave.

Louie suddenly stopped her, "Are you acting with that rascal?"

Eileen hesitated, looked at Louie, and nodded gently, "Yes."

Louie sneered, "His acting must be terrible, right?"

Eileen, feeling awkward, thought for a moment and humbly replied, "I'm not that great either."

Louie snorted, "If the kid could act, his parents wouldn't be so against it. He's good for nothing, just dreams of being a star. He's got a pretty face, but his acting lacks soul. Does he really think he can make it in showbiz with just a handsome face? Does he think he's Egbert?"

Eileen couldn't help but glance at Egbert on the sofa. Egbert looked a bit helpless, "What does that have to do with me?"

"What do you mean, 'what does it have to do with you'?" Louie yelled angrily, "You didn't even try to stop him just now. Don't forget, after you marry his aunt, he's your nephew!"

The room fell silent. Eileen looked at Egbert on the sofa in surprise. He got married in her previous life? She didn't seem to know, she hadn't heard any rumors about this superstar's love life, even up until her death.

"If you want to cause a scene, please do it outside." Egbert suddenly said coldly.

Louie finally realized, and awkwardly said, "I didn't mean it like that."

Egbert's somewhat gloomy eyes suddenly turned to Eileen, "Aren't you leaving?"

Eileen was taken aback, not understanding why his attitude towards her was suddenly so cold. She chose to stay silent and quickly walked towards the door. As she was leaving, she heard Louie say, "I'm not spreading rumors, you two have already set a date, right?"

Eileen closed the door, turned around and headed towards her crew.

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"Ms. Lopez!" Eileen was on her way out of Cinema City with her bag when someone called her from behind.

She turned around, it was Bartley.

Bartley awkwardly said, "I didn't mean it."

Eileen just shrugged it off with a laugh and kept walking forward.

Bartley hurried after her, "About my aunt, actually she..."

"I'm not interested in your aunt either." Eileen cut him off.

Bartley gave a bitter smile and said, "You might not know. Egbert is a bit of a player."

Eileen paused for a moment.

"Seriously, he's not only a player, but also quite the heartbreaker." Bartley grumbled, "He's too close with other women, and this is not the first time. Ms. Lopez, if you're not into him, I suggest you stop going to his dressing room. Don't let people get the wrong idea. How about this, next time you need to change clothes, if you hate queuing, I can queue for you. I really hope you can keep some distance from him."

By this time, Eileen had reached the entrance of Cinema City. She sighed and said, "If your family really minds, then fine, I'll try to avoid."

Bartley continued to explain, "Ms. Lopez, it's not about you, but he and my aunt are engaged. Although my aunt is not in the country right now, their engagement has been arranged since my great-grandfather's generation. As soon as my aunt comes back, they will get married immediately. "

"Bartley, I really don't care about your family's affairs." Eileen said, and then waved her hand, "I have to go, I need to run some errands, won't go back to the hotel. See you." After that, she quickly crossed the road.

Bartley stood on the other side of the road, watching Eileen checking the bus stop. He thought for a while, then made a call. The call was quickly answered by a lazy male voice, "Brat, didn't you run away from home? Can't stand it after just over a month?"

"Uh, there's trouble." Bartley blurted out, "I was found by Louie today, and I saw Uncle Egbert, he was being really nice to a girl."

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly stopped, "What do you mean by 'really nice'?"

"He lent his dressing room to that girl." Bartley said.

"He always keeps his distance from girls!" The voice suddenly turned cold on the other end of the phone, "I knew it, he would betray our aunt sooner or later!"

Bartley sighed, "Actually, you can't blame him entirely, because Ms. Lopez is really beautiful."

"Simon Lopez, what are you talking about! Wait, did you say that girl's last name is also...?" The guy said.