Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen novel Chapter 2

"What the hell happened? I just left for 5 minutes...what's going on? Where did this girl come from? She's got a knife in her hand, and there's blood on the knife, are you hurt?" Gilbert let out a scream, scared out of his wits.

"It’s not mine." The man in the black coat, looking aloof, frowned, glanced at the girl in his arms, then turned his head to look at the next room, the door still wide open.

"She came from there."

Gilbert bolted for the next room to check, only to find it entirely empty, a complete mess, with bloodstains on the floor.

He took another look at the girl's face.

Suddenly, Gilbert remembered her, saying, "Eileen!"

The man looked at him, "What?"

Gilbert waved his hand dismissively, "You wouldn't know this girl, she's a newbie in the entertainment industry, seems to have pissed off some people, she's been having a tough time these past few months, getting a lot of flak online."

As someone in the industry, Gilbert could tell that Eileen had been set up.

Egbert spoke slowly, "Should we call an ambulance?"

"No way! That would attract a crowd!" Gilbert said as he pulled out his phone, "I'm guessing she was drugged, someone tried to assault her. Can't believe this sort of thing is happening near Cinema City, people in the industry are getting more and more out of line. Let's get her into my room first, I'll go find a doctor. Also, I need to get the surveillance footage from the hotel manager, the part where you're carrying her, that needs to be deleted... hey, what are you doing?"

Gilbert looked up to see Egbert already carrying the girl into his own room.

In response to his manager's questioning, Egbert simply said, "Your room is downstairs, too far."

"But you can't just put her in your room!" Gilbert was fuming, "Do you know who you are, and who she is?!"

"You're suggesting we leave her at the door?"

Gilbert was left speechless.

In the end, all he could say was, "Just lock the door then, I'll go check things out nearby. So much happening every day, I've got schedules to keep…"

His complaining voice faded away as the door closed.

Egbert laid the girl on the couch, trying to take the knife from her hand but he finally failed.

"Hmm?"

Her resistance took him by surprise.

She had already passed out, yet she was still gripping the weapon so tightly?

Egbert looked at the girl who, even in unconsciousness, kept a tight frown on her face.

The blood on the knife, still so bright red under the light.

He stood up, deciding not to try and take the knife again.

When Eileen woke up again, she smelled disinfectant.

She realized she was in a hospital, which brought her some comfort.

But as she started to remember, she fell into deep thought.

She remembered, she was dead.

She had ended her own life.

Her mother, Sarah, sold her to an online streaming platform for three million dollars. Platforms like these purchase female artists who have interesting stories and then livestream their sexual lives online. Viewers can tip the performers in the live rooms, and various props are used to add drama. In just one night, these platforms can make a considerable profit.

It was even on her birthday.

Her fiancé Hubery called her to come home, telling her the whole family was ready to celebrate her birthday.

It was the first time her family had all come together to celebrate her birthday, she thought they were finally ready to accept her. She thought she could finally belong.

But when she drank a glass of water laced with a tasteless, colorless drug, she woke up in a cage, unable to resist.

She was covered in wounds, resisting every day. She tried to resist the drugs being frequently injected into her body, until she could barely move…

The live streaming factory staff, fearing she might die and they would lose their cash cow, let her see the sales records of the live stream.

So, Eileen saw a video…

In the video, her sister Hedy was tearfully saying, "Mom, you can't sell Eileen, she's my sister! Hubery, Eileen is your fiancée... how could you do this to her?"

Hedy could barely hide the malice in her eyes, but she pretended to remain sorrow.

"Mom, if dad's company really can't make it, and you need a daughter to make this money, I'm willing to go, I'm willing to exchange myself for Eileen, I'm willing to sacrifice…"

"Shut up! You're just like your sister!" This was Sarah's angry rebuke, "All men care about is looks, your sister's looks aren't good enough, so it's only natural she got picked by a buyer, but you're different. Hubery, take Hedy upstairs."

But Hubery didn't move.

Yes, Hubery wouldn't do this to her, Hubery loved her…

Sarah coldly asked Hubery, "What, you're going to plead for Eileen too?"

Hubery coldly said, "I was just thinking, three million dollars, it’s probably not enough…"

Hearing these words, Eileen felt a pain in her heart so intense she couldn't breathe!

"Three million dollars, is that the price for selling Eileen?" Hedy sobbed, "Is she only worth three million dollars? But she's so pretty, even though I don't want her to be sold, I think Eileen’s looks should be worth at least ten million dollars…"

Eileen's head was still filled with the noise, her temples burning like fire.

Eileen could even still recall, being dragged into that room filled with props, feeling utterly hopeless.

She was injected with drugs again.

Her body was already incredibly weak.

So, in the end, with the last of her strength, she grabbed a gun from the waistband of one of the thugs in the factory.

"Bang!" The gunshot rang out, and she ended her own life.

When she ended her life, it hurt so much.

She remembered that pain. She told herself, “Eileen, in your next life, you must not live such a tragic life!”

But when she opened her eyes again…

She took a deep breath.

Eileen's mind was still a mess.

She kicked the bucket, but then bounced back. She came back to the scene five years ago where Harlan nearly forced himself on her. She stabbed Harlan, bolted out of the room, and bumped into a good man. This kind soul called an ambulance just before she blacked out.

That's the gist of what went down.

In other words, she... got a do-over?

When the term "do-over" popped into her head, Eileen's eyes nearly popped out of her skull!

Did this stuff, that only happens in movies, seriously happen to her?

Did she die and then come back?

Did she zap back to five years ago?

Back to before she was dragged into the abyss by those demons?

She suddenly felt a fire in her belly.

This was her second chance from the God!

Sarah!

Hedy!

Hubery!

She wanted to seek revenge on all those who harmed her, insulted her, and oppressed her in her past life!