Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
In the passenger seat, Cameron glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Eddie literally jumping in place. She turned to Bradley. “Eddie’s girlfriend is really picking him up out here?”
Bradley didn’t blink. “Yeah.”
He tapped the steering wheel with his fingers. “Eddie’s full of it half the time. Don’t take anything he says seriously.”
“What exactly did he say?” she asked.
“He said he’d miss you,” Bradley replied.
Cameron laughed. “Obviously he was joking.”
Bradley gave her a sideways glance. “Try not to spend too much time around him.”
She raised a brow. “Why not?”
“He’ll corrupt you,” Bradley said simply. nu, 12 Jun
“You mean… like dating multiple people at once?”
“Exactly.”
Cameron snorted. “Relax. I’m not into that player lifestyle. Hell, I’m not even interested in one.”
Bradley didn’t answer, but the corner of his mouth curved up slightly.
He pulled up in front of her office building.
That morning, Elijah arrived at the office a full hour early.
But instead of heading to his workstation, he stood waiting in the lobby, eyes fixed on the front entrance through the glass wall.
He didn’t know how long he’d been standing there when he finally saw it-Bradley’s car pulling up to the curb. A few seconds later, Cameron stepped out of the front passenger seat.
Elijah’s gaze dimmed.
So, from last night until now, Cameron has been with Bradley. Where have they gone? What have they been doing?
His thoughts spiraled before he could stop them.
“Elijah?”
Cameron’s voice brought him back. She had just walked through the front doors and spotted him.
“You’re here,” Elijah said flatly.
Cameron nodded. “Yeah. Why are you still down here?”
“I was waiting for you,” he replied.
“Waiting for me?”
Elijah nodded again, and the two of them walked toward the elevators together.
He asked, “Did Austin reach out to you?”
Cameron blinked. “Austin?”
‘So he has been trying to find me.’
“He called me at midnight last night,” Elijah said. “Wanted to know if you went back to Noble Vista.”
Cameron’s tone cooled. “Don’t bother with him.”
Elijah immediately caught the shift. “Did something happen between you two?”
Cameron didn’t hide it. She told him what had gone down the night before.
Elijah frowned. “What’s he even trying to do?”
“I have no idea,” Cameron said simply.
“Did you ask him?”
“I tried. I wanted to talk. But when he finally decided he was ready… I wasn’t interested anymore.”
Elijah stayed quiet.
Clearly, Austin had screwed up… badly.
But it wasn’t his place to say more.
He headed off to his own workstation while Cameron returned to the R&D department.
The department head gave her a sharp look the second she walked in. “Cameron, you’ve been coasting for two months now. How long are you planning to hang around this team?”
Cameron said flatly, “Probably until the company shuts down.”
“Excuse me?” the supervisor blinked.
He glared. “You’re unbelievable? You know what? Someone like you should just be fired.”
Cameron frowned. “Do you seriously have nothing better to do than monitor me all day?”
The tension between them immediately drew attention. Colleagues stopped what they were doing and started eavesdropping.
“You’re the only one in this department who acts like someone on vacation. Who else am I supposed to keep an eye on?” the supervisor snapped.
Cameron’s voice turned cool. “If you’ve got that much time on your hands, maybe it’s time for a career change.”
The supervisor stiffened. “What’s that supposed to mean? Are you threatening to fire me?”
Cameron didn’t waste words. She pulled out her phone and made a call to David.
But before it even rang once, a ringtone sounded right outside the office.
“Mr. Wallace,” David said, walking in briskly.
Cameron hung up and said, “Perfect timing. Mr. Tucker, please send him to payroll. He’s done here.”
David nodded. “Understood, Mr. Wallace.”
The supervisor froze, stunned speechless.
So were the rest of the employees.
Everyone knew Cameron had some kind of powerful backing-David calling him Mr. Wallace had already hinted at that-but none of them expected his words to carry this much weight.
This was next-level.
“You can’t be serious! I haven’t done anything wrong-on what grounds are you firing me?” the supervisor protested.
Cameron replied coolly, “I know the rules. Go to payroll and collect your compensation.”
“Excuse me?” the supervisor blinked.
David stepped closer and said quietly, “Mr. Wallace, can I speak to you for a moment?”
Cameron noticed the urgency in his eyes and didn’t bother responding to the supervisor any further. She followed David into the general manager’s office.
David closed the door behind them.
“What’s going on?” Cameron asked directly, sensing something was up.
David’s expression was tense. “Mr. Wallace, someone’s trying to acquire the company,”
Cameron blinked.
‘Someone wants to acquire Aurevia Biotech? But the company has barely gotten off the ground. It isn’t even valuable yet. Who’d be stupid enough to buy it now?’
“Which company?” she asked.
“Fraser Group,” David answered.
Cameron was now super confused.
David continued, “I looked into it. The current head of Fraser Group is Austin Fraser. I heard he was your high school classmate. Maybe… you could reach out to him?”
Cameron didn’t respond right away.
