Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
“Fine. I’ll talk to the principal myself.” Xander ran away.
“Stop right there, Xander Murphy! Don’t you dare!” Tiana shouted after him.
However, Xander didn’t even look back. When he arrived at the principal’s office, fuming, there was no one inside.
Cameron was walking back to her dorm, books in her arms. From afar, she spotted two people standing in front of the building. At this hour, class was about to start, but the two people remained there.
As Cameron got closer, both of them locked eyes on her. They were obviously waiting for her.
Cameron walked over, holding her textbooks, and said expressionlessly, “Ms. Chapman, if you’ve got something to say, just say it.”
Before Amelia could say anything, Skyler tutted and said, “You’ve been expelled from school, yet you’re still so calm.”
She then sneered, “Cameron, if you’d listened to me and taken that photo of Elijah, none of this would’ve happened. But you just had to go against me. Now you’re expelled. Serves you right.”
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Amelia froze as she stared at Cameron’s calm and handsome face.
She thought Gemeron would blow up at her and demand to know why she’d done this and maybe even take a swing at her. But to her surprise, Cameron didn’t look angry at all; instead, she was calm and completely unbothered.
During this time, Amelia felt like she’d gotten to know a completely different Cameron. She had known Cameron for eighteen years, but looking back now, she couldn’t help but think maybe everything she thought she knew had been wrong. Skyler scoffed, ‘Cameron, stop pretending to be so generous. You’re just faking it to make Amy feel bad and back off, aren’t you? You’re only fooling yourself”
Cameron just asked, ‘Ms. Chapman, would you mind putting a leash on your dog?”
Skyler was enraged “Dog? How dare you call me a dog?! You got expelled and you still have the nerve to act so arrogant?” As she spoke, she lunged at Cameron, attempting to strike her.
Cameron shot a sharp glance at Skyler..
Skyler immediately froze in fear. The pain from that day when her shoulder suddenly dislocated in Class 15 still felt fresh. Her arm even started to ache now.
After intimidating Skyler with one look, Cameron, books in her arms, started to leave.
But Amelia said coldly, “Cameron, I didn’t want things to end like this, either. But you brought this upon yourself. I hope you can come to my house to call off the engagement as soon as possible-*
“Amelia, are you out of your mind?” Cameron cut her off.
Amelia’s eyes widened in shock as she asked, “What… what did you just say?” Meanwhile, she thought, ‘Cameron just insulted me, saying I’ve lost my mind?
Although it wasn’t the first time Amelia had been angered by Cameron’s cold demeanor, she was still shocked. She couldn’t understand how Cameron, who used to be eager for her favor, had ended up like this.
Cameron’s expression stayed cold. “Since your brain’s clearly not working, let me spell it out for you again.”
She pointed to herself and continued, “I will soon cut ties with the Wallace family. So if you want to cancel that ridiculous engagement, go talk to them. Don’t come to me. Got it?”
With that, she turned around and walked into the dorm building, holding her books, without bothering to see Amelia’s reaction.
Amelia stood there, completely stunned. She thought, ‘Was that disgust in Cameron’s eyes?! I can’t believe the guy who used to treat me like I was his whole world now hates me.’
Once Cameron was out of sight, Skyler finally found the nerve to speak. “See that? That bastard Cameron just doesn’t know what’s good for him. You’re still giving him a chance? Have your parents talk to his parents and call off the engagement.”
Amelia bit her lip. “The engagement has to be canceled.”
She didn’t have any feelings for Cameron. Even if she did, Cameron, a high school dropout, wasn’t good enough for her.
What made it worse was how harshly Cameron treated her now-it left her feeling deeply uncomfortable. There was no way things between them could ever work out.
Cameron returned to Room 316, holding her textbooks. When she opened the door, she was surprised to see both Bradley and Elijah inside. “Aren’t you two supposed to be in class?” she asked.
Bradley stood up, walked over to Cameron, and said softly, “Cameron, Eli told me what happened.”
Cameron chuckled nonchalantly. “I see. I’ll pack up my things and leave.”
“Cameron, you’re not going anywhere!” Elijah stood up and said sternly.
Bradley nodded in agreement and took the textbooks from Cameron’s arms. “You’re not leaving.”
“Why?” Cameron was confused.
“Because I won’t let you leave,” Bradley said firr
“Brad, actually-” Cameron tried to say somethi.
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Bradley interrupted her. “Cameron, don’t worry. The Chapman family isn’t that influential. If they can pressure the school, so can we.”
The Saunders family was just as powerful as the Chapmans-maybe even more so.
Cameron stared at Bradley in shock, thinking, Am I getting the wrong idea? He’s saying that he will ask his family to pressure the school-for me?
‘But we’ve only known each other for over ten days. Although we share a room, we are barely acquaintances Why would he do that for me?
Elijah said, “Brad’s right. The Chapman family is indeed prominent and influential remont, but they don’t hold absolute power. They’re not strong enough to control everything”
Cameron couldn’t help but wonder whether Elijah meant he was going to help her, too. She was stunned as Elijah had wanted her out of the dorm a few days ago.
Cameron quickly said, “Brad, Elijah, honestly, I don’t mind being expelled.”
Elijah frowned. “You don’t want to keep studying?”
Cameron was indeed a poor student, but with the SATS coming up and graduation just around the corner, dropping out now would be a real shame.
Moreover, getting expelled would be a permanent black mark on her record and would have a big impact on her future. And yet, Cameron didn’t seem to care at all.
Bradley looked into Cameron’s calm eyes and asked, “Why do you say that?”
Cameron replied, “Because the Chapman family got me in, not my own merit, so if they want me gone, I’ll go.”
She looked at Bradley and Elijah and said gratefully, “Brad, Elijah, I really appreciate you guys worrying about me. But I can handle this myself.
“The Chapman family has the power to kick me out, but I’ll find a way to come back on my own.
“They can throw me out like garbage now, but just wait-one day, they’ll have to come crawling back and ask me to return.” Besides, her head teacher, Brody, was considering resigning because of what happened to her.
She had to come back, not just for herself, but for Brody. She didn’t want such a great teacher to ruin his career because of her.
Elijah looked surprised. “So you already had a plan?”
Cameron nodded. “Yeah. I will be back to school within three days.”
Elijah was curious. “What are you going to do?”
Cameron kept him in suspense. “You’ll find out soon enough.”
Bradley patted Cameron on the shoulder and said, “I believe you.” Seeing how confident she looked, he finally relaxed. Cameron smiled. “Thanks, Brad.” Then she added, “So please, both of you, don’t do anything for me. I’ve got this.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the dormitory was slammed open.
Xander burst in, his steps unsteady, fell to his knees in front of Cameron, and then looked up at her. He let out a muffled curse and scrambled to his feet.
Before he could recover from the awkwardness, Elijah said, “Didn’t you say this had nothing to do with you? What are you doing back here?”
Xander snorted and crossed his arms, sizing Cameron up. “I’m here to check on the underdog. What, can’t I enjoy watching a loser squirm?”
Elijah fell silent in anger. Bradley frowned and scolded, “Xander, don’t go too far.”
Xander said defiantly, “What’d I even do?! Brad, we’ve known each other for three years, and you’re siding with this little brat?” He was talking to Bradley, but his eyes never left Cameron.
Cameron ignored him as if he didn’t even exist. She opened her locker and started packing a few clothes. She had to put on a show of leaving, since she’d officially been expelled.
Bradley couldn’t be bothered to argue with Xander, either. “I’m going to class.”
“Me too, Elijah said before leaving with Bradley
Only Cameron and Xander were left in the dorm.
Xander finally put aside his pride and took the initiative to talk to Cameron. “Hey, you little brat. You’re just gonna leave like that?”
Cameron shot back, “Why should I stay? To enjoy your company?”
Xander was fuming. “Why are you being such a coward? Weren’t you pretty good at mouthing off to me every day? Go raise hell in the principal’s office!”
Cameron put her textbooks into her handbag and rolled her eyes at Xander. “Raise hell in the principal’s office? Xander, you’ re an adult now. Can you stop acting like a child?”
Meanwhile, she thought, ‘Does he think this is still childhood, where throwing a tantrum and rolling on the floor whenever he’s upset would somehow get him what he wants?
