Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen



The morning after, Eileen and Egbert were up at the crack of dawn, ready to dive back into their wedding photo shoot.

Today was all about underwater shots.

Once they arrived at the rented indoor pool, the crew had already set up all the gear.

Dressed in their wedding attire, the couple stood by the water's edge.

"Into the pool, you two," directed the photographer from the other side.

With a resigned sigh, Eileen stepped into the cool water. Egbert followed suit.

They were in the shallow end, the water brushing just against their waists.

Eileen and Egbert stood opposite each other. The photographer, holding the camera, instructed, "The groom should embrace the bride, with the bride's legs wrapped around the groom's waist. Then, the bride should lower her head and kiss the groom."

Eileen was speechless.

At this moment, Egbert had already stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Eileen's waist.

Eileen glanced at him and eventually placed her hands on Egbert's shoulders, intending to use his support to lift herself up slightly.

But just then, Egbert suddenly lifted her legs and hoisted her onto his waist.

Eileen, noticing how effortlessly he did this, couldn't help but pout. Then, she wrapped her arms around Egbert's neck and, following the photographer's instructions, created the desired effect for the photo.

"Perfect, now kiss," said the photographer.

Their lips met, a precise execution of the request.novelbin

But before the photographer could finish his next instruction, Egbert and Eileen were already entangled in a passionate embrace.

The photographer was speechless.

They posed in seven different ways, changing outfits three times throughout the morning.

Come noon, it was time for a break and lunch.

Eileen grabbed two lunchboxes from the caterer, sitting across from Egbert.

Glancing up from his phone, Egbert announced, "Romantic Revelations is aired."

"Already?" Eileen was taken aback.

Handing her his phone, Egbert reached for one of the lunchboxes.

Slapping his hand away, Eileen guarded the food. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Let's eat?" he asked, puzzled.

"These are mine! Both of them!" she growled.

Egbert rose to fetch his own meal.

By the time he returned, Eileen had already pulled up the first episode on the screen.

It opened with her at the mall, receiving a letter from a little boy.

The girl on screen, dressed simply, scoffed at the contents. "How pretentious," she dismissed.

Egbert was oblivious to her initial reaction that day.

He casually enabled the comments, and the screen was instantly swamped with a flood of text.

[Ahh! Been waiting forever for this to air!]

- [Wow, Eileen in a dress? Is she challenging fashion norms?]

[Is it illegal to pretend your gender on a dating show?]

Egbert now understood why Eileen avoided comments.

Then there was Eileen on the second floor, answering three questions from the host.

[You don't want a handsome guy? Why pick Egbert, then? Misunderstanding much?]

- [Choosing Hubery Cooper as a past collab and calling him a dog? Classic Eileen, fearless!]

At this, Eileen frowned and hastily typed a message on Egbert's phone, [Hubery has fans? What era are they from, the Dark Ages?]

It took her a moment to realize she had used Egbert's account. She quickly apologized and added — [It's Eileen here, come at me, not Egbert!]

Egbert just sighed as the comments exploded with confusion.

After a couple of minutes, Egbert got a message from Gilbert Turner.

Eileen, still watching the video, noticed the pop-up.

Gilbert - "What the hack?"

She shrank further into her seat, nearly burying her face in her lunch.

Egbert gently lifted her chin, wiping away a stray grain of rice. "Eat up."

"I'm sorry..." Eileen muttered again.

"It's fine," Egbert replied, turning back to the video.

Before the first episode of Romantic Revelations finished airing, it had already dominated Twitter.

During a typically slow midday, four of the top five trending topics were about the show.

The assistant director had bought a fifth-place trending spot for #ThisCouplelsSomethingElse, but it was quickly overshadowed by spontaneous trends:

#It'sEileenHere

#EgbertVsHuberyFans

#Egbert Studio's Statement

The assistant director wasn't in the control room and had no clue what was going on. He naively clicked on the top-trending topic.

Then he checked out the second one.

Finally, he got the gist of it. It was Eileen who had used Egbert's main account to lash out at Hubert's fans, saying anyone supporting Hubert was basically in mourning for him.

The assistant director shook his head, speechless, and was about to open the third trending topic.

But in just that short span of time, #3, "Egbert Studio's Statement," had shot up to the top spot.

Clicking on it, he saw that it was an official tweet from "Egbert Studio," featuring a screenshot.

The screenshot showed a WhatsApp conversation.

On the right side of the chat, likely a studio staffer, there was a question mark, [?]

Then on the left, someone with an owl clock avatar replied, [Post a statement saying the comments were made by me.]

The person on the right asked, [Wasn't it Eileen?]

The one on the left said, [For better or for worse, we're one and the same.]

Assistant Director was speechless. He felt like his teeth were dissolving from the sweetness.

He was getting goosebumps but also thought, "No way can the director see this tweet!"

He scrolled down to the comments and saw the top one was from a junior artist at Egbert, with a comment that seemed to stir the pot, [Mr. Reed's so responsible, even to his on-screen wife. Definitely keeping up with 'Romantic Revelations'. P.S., seems like Mr. Reed's got a thing for owls these days.]

The assistant director read on, and the second top comment was from Jacqueline, [What? An owl clock avatar, isn't that Eileen's on WhatsApp?] At this, a foreboding feeling suddenly washed over the assistant director.

Then he reached the third top comment.

It was from their head director, who had joined the fray with his verified account, posting two screenshots—one of Egbert's WhatsApp avatar and one of Eileen's. He wrote, [Is there really anyone out there who doesn't know? Egbert and Eileen have been using couple avatars for centuries! Surely, nobody thinks they're a fake couple anymore, right?]