Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Cameron wasn’t short, to begin with. In heels, she stood at five foot eleven, towering over Martin, whose height had never been impressive. Just standing there, she completely overpowered him.
Martin froze. He hadn’t expected Cameron to fight back. For eighteen years, she had taken countless beatings and verbal abuse. Whenever he was mad, he hit her. But this was the first time she resisted.
He just stood there, stunned, staring at her in disbelief, unable to speak.
“Cameron,” Heidi barked. She thought, ‘How dare Cameron grab Martin’s hand like that? She’s completely out of line.’ Cameron turned, her cold gaze landing on Heidi who instantly went quiet. The chill in Cameron’s eyes sent a shiver down her spine.
Heidi thought, ‘That look in her eyes is terrifying. How could she stare at me like that? I’m her mother.’
After the initial shock, Heidi quickly composed herself. She stepped in to play the peacemaker. “Come on now. Cam’s a girl. What’s the big deal about her wearing a dress?”
She pulled the two apart and gave Martin a subtle look. He caught the signal and sat down with a stiff expression.
Heidi gently took Cameron’s hand. “Cam, this is the first time I’ve seen you in a dress. You look beautiful.” She thought, ‘Too bad it’s also going to be the last.’
Milena, clutching her fingers tightly, forced herself to echo the sentiment, saying, “You really do look amazing, Cam.” Cameron felt nothing from their compliments. She sat down on the couch, her voice cold. “I came back to tell you…” She paused for a few seconds.
Martin, Heidi, and Milena all looked at her curiously.
“I’m calling off the engagement with the Chapman heiress. And I’m taking back my identity as a woman,” Cameron said. Her tone was flat, declarative. She wasn’t asking for their opinion-she was informing them.
The three of them went silent, their eyes going wide in shock. They looked even more shaken now than when they’d seen her in the dress.
“Cam, are you insane?” Milena was the first to react. She thought, ‘She wants to break off the engagement with the Chapman heiress? Does she even understand what that means?’
Right now, every deal the Wallace family had on the table was made under the guise of being the Chapman family’s future in-laws. Without that connection backing them, the Wallace family would be doomed.
At Langford Academy, every student came from money or power. These days, Milena could barely keep up appearances as it was.
She thought, ‘If Cameron breaks off the engagement and the Wallace family sinks any lower, how am I supposed to face my classmates? I might as well be dead.’
The veins in Martin’s forehead bulged. “Don’t you dare.”
Cameron replied with a scoff, “Try me.”
Martin was so furious he couldn’t even form a comeback.
Heidi was the first to regain her composure. She smoothed out her shocked expression and looked at Cameron with fake warmth. “Cam, something must’ve happened at school right? It’s nonno he alright. Just talk to me. We’ll figure it out.”
Successfully unlocked! She turned to Ruth. “Ruth, go make Cam a cup
“Yes, ma’am,” Ruth answered, and as she walked off, the two women exchanged a quick look.
Cameron replied, “Nothing happened. I just suddenly realized I don’t want to sacrifice myself for the Wallace family anymore.”
“Sacrifice?” Martin’s temper flared again, and he shot back, “We raised you all these years. Don’t you think it’s time you gave something back to this family?”
Cameron stared back at Martin with cold eyes and asked, “What about Milena? Wig does it have to be me to take the surgery?”
Milena looked up, startled by the mention of her name. Her face was full of hurt, and she asked in a pitiful tone, “Carn, do you really hate me that much? Why are you always picking on me?”
Cameron snapped, “Took you really long enough to figure that out.”
Milena thought to herself, ‘What the hell is going on with Cameron? Is she possessed or something? She’s never treated me this badly before.’
Martin snorted, “If the youngest Chapman boy wasn’t way too young for Millie, do you really think you’d be the one marrying their heiress?”
Amelia’s little brother was only ten, a good six years younger than Milena.
Besides, it was Cameron who was promised to marry Amelia. Even if the Chapman boy were old enough, it’s not like they’d ever pick Milena.
So for the future of the Wallace family, Cameron had to marry Amelia.
Cameron shot back, “I ain’t give a damn to marry her, alright?”
Martin glared at her, seething.
Sensing the tension, Heidi quickly took the glass of water Ruth handed her and stepped in. “Come on, stop arguing, okay? Cam, you haven’t even had a sip of water since you got back. Come on, drink some.”
Cameron locked eyes with Heidi for a good while.
Heidi instantly stiffened and forced a nervous smile. “What’s wrong, Cam?”
Cameron gave a half-smile and took the glass, sighing, “Mom, you’re the only one in this house who actually cares about me.”
Heidi let out a silent breath of relief and said with a smile, “Oh, my silly girl. Of course I care about you, sweetheart. I’m your mom.”
In this house, Martin was the one who played the bad cop while Heidi played the good one.
Looks like it’s working, Heidi thought to herself.
Cameron lowered her head and started to sip the water. All three of them watched her like hawks.
Milena, tense as ever, gripped the sofa armrest tightly, Martin’s heart skipped a beat, and Heidi was holding her breath without even realizing it.
Cameron was really thirsty, and she soon drained the glass.
The three people’s faces lit up upon seeing the scene, though they tried hard to hide it, not wanting Cameron to catch on.
Suddenly, Cameron stood up.
“Cam, where are you going?” Heidi instinctively grabbed her hand and asked.
“Bathroom,” Cameron replied flatly.
Only then did Heidi let go, looking a little awkward.
Milena clutched her chest and muttered, “Oh my gosh, I thought she wasn’t gonna drink it. That went way better than I expected.”
Martin shot Milena a look and said, “Don’t lose your cool.”
Heidi added with a heavy breath, “I can finally breathe again.”
A few minutes later, Cameron came back from the bathroom
“Come here, Cam,” Heidi said softly, motioning.
Cameron walked over and sat next to Heidi.
Successfully unlocked!
Still playing the loving mother role, Heidi said, “Cam, I know things haven’t been easy for you these past years. But whatever’ s bothering you, you can talk to us. Don’t do anything stupid, okay?”
Cameron rubbed her temples and replied, “Mom, I’m feeling kinda dizzy. I think I should lie down for a bit.”
“Dizzy? Okay, let me help you back to your room, Heidi said with concern.
“I’m fine by myself, Mom” Cameron brushed her off and headed to her room alone.
Her room was barely ten square yards. It only had space for a bed and a desk. The trees outside blocked most of the light. Even on sunny days, she had to keep the lights on.
Milena’s room, on the other hand, was three times the size, with perfect lighting and a great view
Cameron let out a dry laugh, collapsed onto her bed, and shut her eyes.
Half an hour later, Martin, Heidi, and Milena finally went upstairs to check on Cameron.
Milena gently pushed the door open Seeing Cameron lying on the bed in a sound sleep, the game a bright smile and whispered, “Mom, Dad, we did it
They had slipped a sedative into the water Cameron had just drank
Milena thought bitterly. Trying to run away from this? In your dreams, Cameron)
They had already arranged everything with Yasmin. Once Cameron was knocked out, shed be taken straight to the operating room. The gender reassignment surgery would start whether she liked it or not
It was a three stage procedure, sure, but once the first one was done, there was no turning back Cameron would never fully be a woman again. She’d have no choice but to go through with the rest and become a men
Milena stared at Cameron’s breathtakingly beautiful face and finally felt the weight lift off her chest. She thought, “Thank goodness she’s turning into a guy. If she stayed a woman with that face, I’d be screwed
Seeing her daughter so relieved, Heidi was just as pleased. “That girl is way too stubbom. We didn’t want to do this, but the gave us no choice. I’m calling Dr. Jensen right now?
Heidi then stepped out to make the call.
Martin was more cautious. He walked over and checked Cameron carefully. She didn’t move an inch and was completely out cold. Only then did Martin say, ‘7’ll get someone to carry her out to the car. Millie, stay here and keep watch.”
“Okay, Dad,” Milena sat down by the bed.
She looked at Cameron with a sneer, and jealousy simmered the longer she stared. She thought with gritted teeth, That face is way too perfect. We came from the same mom and dad, but why the hell is she much prettier than me?