Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
“Alright, I’ll drop it in the group chat.”
With that, Cameron hung up the video call and dropped her address in their group chat.
On either side of her, Xander and Bradley were still lounging on the couch. Xander stretched his arm along the backrest and said, “Brad, have you seriously been spending every weekend with this little brat? And you never told me?”
Bradley pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses. “And why would I tell you?”
Xander was instantly at a loss for words. He thought, ‘Tell me for what? Obviously, so I could move in earlier, right?’
He looked from Cameron to Bradley. “Good thing you’re both guys, or I’d think the two of you were secretly dating.”
Cameron immediately choked on her own spit: Glaring at Xander, she threatened, “Say one more stupid thing and you’re out.”
Xander groaned. “What kind of host are you, huh? This how you treat guests?”
Bradley cut in calmly, “You showed up empty-handed. Doesn’t exactly scream “guest” to me.”
Xander scowled. “You didn’t bring anything when you came to my place last night too.”
Cameron said, “Brad wasn’t there to visit you. He was just giving me a ride.”
Xander grumbled, “What, you two joined at the hip now?”
Cameron frowned. “You’re seriously annoying.”
That one hit a little too hard, and Xander froze. He wasn’t used to being talked to like that, not by his family or friends. Everyone always coddled him, and whatever he did ‘was always right.
But with Cameron, he felt different. Her blunt words really did sting him this time. Without another word, Xander got up and stormed out.
Cameron was stunned.
Bradley smirked and said, “Don’t worry about him. He’s just being childish, and he’ll get over it soon.”
Cameron let out a sigh. Now that Xander had moved in, she doubted she’d have a single peaceful day left.
It had taken so much effort to kick him out of Room 316 finally, and now he was her neighbor again.
Soon, Elijah and Austin showed up at Noble Vista one after the other, and Cameron and Bradley went downstairs to meet them.
Bradley said, “Cameron, if you’re not comfortable having people over at your place, we can just go to mine instead.”
Cameron looked at him. “Are you sure, Brad?”
Bradley grinned. “I’m not a neat freak!cessfully unlocked!
Besides, after living with Austin and Elijah as roommates for three years, having them over was no big deal for Bradley.
Cameron smiled. “Alright, we’ll just hang out at your place then.”
Cameron spotted Elijah first. He was dressed casually in a white shirt and jeans, effortlessly handsome and cool as always.
Elijah glanced around the neighborhood and nodded. “The place is not bad.”
Bradley chuckled. “Still can’t compare to your family’s place.”
Elijah shrugged. “Come on, Brad. My place isn’t all that.”
Bradley patted him on the shoulder. Out of all the boys, he and Elijah were the closest.
A while later, Austin showed up. His mixed features were striking enough that what he wore didn’t matter. With that face, no one would bother focusing on his clothes.
He was the kind of guy who could even make a potato sack look like designer fashion.
He smiled at Cameron, then coughed as he said, “Cam, thanks for the treat in advance.’
Cameron shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. By the way, Austin, with your health, are you okay eating seafood?”
She asked because usually, the sick would be asked to avoid eating seafood until they’ ve recovered.
‘Even though Cameron knew Austin was always popping vitamins, she also knew his health really was on the fragile side.
Austin coughed more, then nodded. “Yeah, I can handle it.”
The group strolled around the neighborhood before returning to Bradley’s villa.
Xander showed up at Bradley’s place just before they were about to leave for lunch.
He glared at Cameron when he appeared, thinking, ‘How dare he mess with me? I will show him what I’m made of at the restaurant later.’
Around noon, the five of them were gathered in a private room at the most upscale five-star hotel in Viremont.
Cameron slid the menu over to Bradley, who was sitting next to him. “Brad, what do you want to eat?”
Bradley took the menu and started flipping through it. Meanwhile, leaning back in his chair, Xander snapped his fingers and called, “Waiter.”
A staff member came over right away. “Yes, sir?”
Xander said, “You guys have imported lobsters, right? Bring us ten to start.”
The waiter froze briefly, then double-checked, “Sir, each imported lobster is about 1, 000 dollars. Are you sure you want ten?”
Xander nodded. “Yeah, I’m sure.”
The waiter nodded and got ready to place the order on his tablet.
Bradley frowned. “Xander, can we even finish ten? Why are you being so over the top and wasteful?”
‘Cameron is seriously strapped for cash, and Xander is only making things difficult for . him on purpose,’ Bradley thought.
Xander shrugged. “There’s five of us. How could we not finish ten lobsters? If you guys can’t eat it, I’ll handle it. If I can’t finish, I’ll just pack it up and take it home.”
Bradley was speechless, but Cameron said, “It’s fine, just order that.”
Xander shot Bradley a smug look, raising his eyebrows in victory. Then, he added, “And let’s get ten king crabs too.”
This time, Elijah frowned. “You here to eat or flex? Are you even paying for this?”
Xander laughed. “Isn’t Cam footing the bill? He just won 300 thousand dollars. What’s a fancy meal to him?”
Elijah was rendered speechless as well.
Then, Xander kept rattling off more extravagant dishes.
Austin repeatedly coughed to remind him. “Xan, I think you ordered way too much. There are only five of us.”
Xander shrugged. “So what? Cam’s loaded.”
This time, Austin was the speechless one.
The server, clearly sensing the tension, looked at Cameron for direction.
Cameron waved him over, took the tablet and started trimming things down quietly- ten lobsters became five, same with the king crabs. She kept the variety, but just reduced the volume of each.
Xander crossed his arms and shot Cameron a cold look. “What’s wrong, you little punk?
Can’t afford it? If you can’t, why bother treating us?”
Cameron replied, “You can always leave if you want.”
Xander sucked in a deep breath.
Austin stepped in. “Come on, Xan and Cam. Let’s not ruin lunch. It’s rare we all get to hang out like this. Can we just get along?”
Xander clicked his tongue. “Fine. Just for you. I won’t lower myself to his level.”
Cameron didn’t even bother to look at him. But she thought, ‘Childish idiot.’
The server left with the revised order, and the room finally settled down a bit. Elijah looked over at Xander. “Didn’t you get 150 thousand dollars too? When’s your treat?”
Xander replied carelessly, “I’ll treat tonight. I’m not like a certain someone who’s so stingy you can’t even enjoy a meal. Order whatever you want tonight, and I won’t say no to anything.”
Bradley said coolly, “I’m busy tonight. You guys go ahead.”
Cameron chimed in, “I’m busy too.”
Xander rolled his eyes. “Come if you want, don’t if you don’t. Austin, Elijah, and I can celebrate together.”
Austin glanced at Cameron and coughed a few times. “Sorry, Xan. I’ve got a doctor’s appointment tonight. Probably can’t make it.”
