Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 399

Eileen's leave request came through that very evening.

The next morning, at dawn.

Even on a summer morning, there was a rare hint of coolness in the air.

Commander Dirk personally escorted Eileen out of the school gates.

As a student about to take exams, she wasn’t allowed to leave the school during the exam period. Without Commander Dirk, she might have been mistaken for a runaway student by the gate guards and chased by their dogs.

Eileen felt a bit embarrassed. As soon as she stepped out, she spotted Ophelia waiting by the roadside. “My agent is already here, Commander Dirk. I can manage from here,” she called out.

Commander Dirk, with a frosty expression, replied, “Perfect. I have a few words for your agent.”

Eileen's heart sank, and she asked fearfully, “You're not going to report me, are you?”

Commander Dirk let out a dry laugh, “What do you think?”

Oh no, oh no, oh no!

Panic surged through Eileen.

Commander Dirk, with a hint of menace, simply said, “Let’s go.”

Eileen bit her lip, following him cautiously.

Commander Dirk walked beside her, finally glancing at Ophelia, Eileen’s agent, by the roadside.

Ophelia was dressed in a crisp white suit, her shoulder-length black hair loose. She was on the phone, one hand with perfectly manicured red nails resting on the car roof, the other holding her phone, speaking to someone on the line.

As they approached, Ophelia noticed them and smiled, finishing her call quickly. She walked over to them.

Commander Dirk paused for a moment.

Eileen, realizing Commander Dirk had stopped, turned nervously to look at him.

Ophelia reached them and first gave Eileen a quick once-over, ensuring her prized asset was intact and ready for the spotlight.

Relieved, she turned to Commander Dirk, extending her hand politely, “Hello, I’m Ophelia, Eileen’s agent. You must be Eileen’s teacher. Thank you for everything.”

Commander Dirk seemed a bit thrown off. He stared at her hand for a moment, hesitating, but then shook it briefly before pulling his hand back into his pocket, his gaze a bit unsteady. “…Hi.”

Ophelia, ever the charmer, smiled and asked, “Eileen hasn’t been too much trouble, has she?”

Trouble?

Commander Dirk glanced at Eileen, who had somehow snuck behind Ophelia, desperately signaling for help, her eyes wide with silent pleas.

Coolly, he replied, “She’s…”

Disrespectful, rebellious, a rulebreaker, a troublemaker, a prankster. If I were to list her offenses, it’d be a mile long!

“…been great.”

Not a single one of the complaints he’d rehearsed all night came out.

Commander Dirk exhaled, turning back to Ophelia, “Among all the students, she’s the most promising.”

Ophelia was genuinely surprised, “Really?”

Eileen was taken aback too.

What???

She stared at Commander Dirk in shock, almost convinced that Olivia’s mind-control lessons had finally worked!

She’d wished for Commander Dirk not to report her, and not only did he comply, he even threw in a compliment!

Was the sun rising in the west?

No, there must be a catch!

Detective Eileen scrutinized Commander Dirk’s expression and suddenly noticed something.

Commander Dirk was smiling.

!!!

He was smiling at Ophelia!

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