Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
“It’s her?”
Surely, Elijah remembered Skyler. She’d always been at odds with Cameron, and he’d even warned her before to stop her childish acts. But he never thought she’d sink this low.
He thought, ‘Did she just ignore everything I said? Does she really think I can’t pull the plug on the business between our families?’
Austin chimed in, “Eli, you know her? Who is she?”
“Someone who doesn’t know what’s good for her,” Elijah said coldly.
“She blurred your face out, so I guess she didn’t dare cross you directly, huh?”
Elijah just shook his head. He honestly didn’t care what Skyler’s motive was.
Cameron sat back in her chair with her arms crossed. “Skyler has an older sister, Avery, who works at that hotel. The surveillance footage probably came from her.”
Austin looked amazed. “Cam, you found all that out? And so fast.”
Austin was impressed that Cameron managed to find so much information in such a short time. at 1/01
He thought, ‘He’s so good at keeping it low-key. There must be a lot more secrets about him.’
Cameron just smiled. “It’s not that hard.”
Austin didn’t believe her.
Elijah asked, “So, what do we do now, Cameron?”
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He definitely planned to settle the score with Skyler later. But right now, the rumors swirling around were the real headache.
Cameron smiled. “Let’s just let things play out for a bit.”
She wondered what Skyler was up to this time. ‘In my previous life, she did this just to call off my engagement with Amelia.
‘So what’s her game now? Is she just trying to piss me off?’
“Ew, Cameron is just so gross,” someone commented.
“What did you just say? Care to repeat that for me?” Xander taunted.
Xander was grabbing late-night snacks with his basketball team when two girls walked by, both looking like they’d just seen something nasty.
“Mr…Murphy?” one of them stammered, her eyes wide in fear when she met Xander’s furious gaze.
Xander shot her a look. “Who exactly were you calling gross just now?”
For some reason, the second anyone badmouthed Cameron, Xander’s temper would flare.
He could rag on Cameron all day himself, but if anyone else tried to mess with Cameron, that would really rub him the wrong way.
Even Xander himself didn’t know what was up with that.
The girl shrank back under Xander’s glare, her voice soft as she said, “C-Cameron…”
“What the hell? You got the nerve to diss Cam? I might beat you up even though you’re a girl” Tyrell heard her loud and clear, and he was pissed too.
Cameron barely acknowledged him most days, but Tyrell already saw him as part of his crew.
That basketball game had earned Cameron Tyrell’s loyalty for life. And hearing someone trash Cameron now just set him off.
Scared out of her wits, the girl bolted.
“Xan, what’s going on?” Tyrell asked, looking totally lost.
Ever since the basketball game, Cameron’s picked up a whole crowd of fans. So hearing someone talk smack about her was just bizarre.
“It’s on the forum.” One of the basketball players handed his phone to Xander, whose face turned grim on the spot.
He tossed the phone to Tyrell and took off without another word.
“Xan, where are you going?” Tyrell called out.
“Back to Room 316 to find Cameron,” Xander replied and sprinted all the way back to Room 316.
Xander shoved open the dorm room door, spotted Cameron and the others inside, and barked, “You little punk, what’s going on with the forum?”
Austin coughed. “Uh…Xan, relax. Cam got set up.”
Hearing that, the tense look on Xander’s face finally eased up. “By who?”
Elijah said, “That girl who’s always hanging out with Amelia. Her name’s Skyler.”
“Are you kidding me? I’m going to find her.” Xander snapped and dashed out of the room.
He’d barely taken a few steps before doubling back, leaning in the doorway to ask, “Where does Skyler live?”
Elijah replied, “You can ask Amelia.”
“Wait up,” Cameron called after Xander.
“What?” Xander stopped in his tracks.
Cameron said, “Xander, don’t go. I can handle this myself.”
Xander shot her a glare. “Handle it? You’re getting dragged through the mud online and you still think you’ve got this? Since you tutored me, I’ll take care of it for you.”
With that, Xander dashed off.
Cameron was rendered speechless.
Xander was never one to wait, and he called Amelia right away. Amelia had just finished her skincare routine and was about to go to bed.
She was a bit surprised to see Xander’s name pop up on her screen. “Mr. Murphy?”
Xander got straight to the point. “Amelia, where does that bitch Skyler live?”
Amelia froze for a second. “Skyler? You’re looking for her?”
“She’s messing with Cameron. Of course I’m looking for her!” Xander snapped.
Amelia was totally lost. “Mr. Murphy, what do you mean she’s messing with Cameron? What are you talking about?”
Xander was losing his patience. “I don’t have time to explain. Just check the forum. Now, where is Skyler?”
With no other choice, Amelia told him where Skyler lived. The moment Xander got the address, he was ready to charge over.
He headed straight to the underground parking lot to find his prized motorcycle, but someone was already sitting on it.
When he took a closer look, he found that it was none other than Tiana, his favorite aunt, on his bike.
“Aunt Tiana? What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?” Xander walked over.
Tiana’s face was grim. “Xander, you’re getting out of control. What are you planning to do at this hour?”
Xander stammered, “I…I…I’m not doing anything.”
Tiana snapped, “You’re coming home with me now.”
It was Cameron who tipped Tiana off.
Tiana confiscated Xander’s phone on the spot and dragged him away.
After hanging up on Xander, Amelia jumped straight onto the forum. She had no idea what she was in for, and just one look was enough to make her jaw drop.
The next second, she thought, ‘Wait, did Skyler post this? Is this all made up, or is it actually true? These look like screenshots from a video, so the photos have to be real, right?
‘Cameron is not straight? No way, that can’t be true, can it?’
Her first instinct was to deny it. But the more she thought about it, the less sure she became. Cameron had a pretty face, and she was not the most masculine guy around.
Now, Amelia wasn’t so sure anymore.
Actually, she’d started to see Cameron in a different light lately. He’d proven himself pretty capable. If what Skyler posted was true, it would be a shame.
Amelia couldn’t understand why Skyler did this. No matter what, it was still Cameron’s private business. It made sense why Xander was so pissed off.
The more Amelia thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. Maybe she and Skyler were never really the same kind of people. She didn’t need a friend like that.
