Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Amelia was taken aback. She stood there, momentarily stunned, Cameron used to cling to her at every opportunity, annoying her to no end. But ever since yesterday, something had changed. Carneron seemned different now, noticeably colder toward her.
Amelia figured if Cameron ended the engagement on her own, that would make things easier for her. With the SATs around the corner. Amelia planned to confess to the person she really loved. The last thing she needed was Cameron getting in the way.
While Amelia stood there lost in thought, Cameron had already slipped out of sight.
Just as Cameron reached the Math Lab, her phone buzzed. It was a call from her advisory teacher Brody. “Cameron, come to my office
Now he demanded on the phone.
She had no choice but to pivot and make her way to the Student A Affairs Office.
Cameron had assumed Brody called her in for something school-related, but the moment she stepped into the office and saw who was waiting, everything clicked
Martin, dressed to the nines in a tailored suit, sat with the air of a self-assured businessman, exuding authority from his seat. When Cameron walked in he shot her a sidelong glance, saying nothing.
Brody stood up as the entered, his expression gentle. “Cameron, if you’re not feeling well, you need to go to the hospital. Don’t be stabbom. Get treated so you can focus on studying again. I’ll approve a werk off-go home with your father”
Cameron said nothing momentarily speechless. She wasn’t sick at all. She hadn’t expected Martin to play dirty.
Earlier, she had ignored lum, so now he was trying to pressure her through her advisory teacher. Too bad she was no longer the puppet they could control like in her past life.
She turned her gaze on Martin. He kept his face cold and stem, playing the role of the righteous parent. She hadn’t greeted him when she came in, and he hadn’t acknowledged her either
Camerun looked at Brely and spoke with an easy, almost careless tube. “Mr. Graham, I feel line. I’m not sick, so there’s no need for a leave of absence. And with the 5Ah just a few months away, I’d rather stay focused on my studies” away. And yo ink youre tim immediately shot back at Cameron.
The afternoon operation had already been booked. He was here to drag her back himself. He pondered. She has to get it done. The full trandion requires turer surgeries
If she doesn’t start now, when will she finish? When will she finally become a real man? When will the Wallaces and Chapmans officially be bound by marriage? I’ve waited long enough.”
Cameron shot Martin a tight, mocking smile. Dad, why don’t you go ahead and tell me what exactly I’m supposed to be sick with?”
Martin went quiet, completely caught off guard by Cameron’s move. He hadn’t expected her to flip it on him like that, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words.
He couldn’t exactly come out and say he was here to take her in for gender reassignment surgery-not in front of Brody. right.
Brody, sharp as ever, caught Martin’s reaction and frowned slightly, sensing something wasn’t ri
Martin could feel Brody’s gaze on him. His mind spun fast, and he blurted out, “Rhinitis. Yeah, you’ve got rhinitis. You need surgery right away.”
Cameron let out a cold, crooked smile, her eyes chilling. “Dad, is your memory slipping!” she said coolly. “Isn’t it Milena who has
Thinitis.
Martin stiffened. He thought. This damn brat’s really gonna go head-to-head with me now?”
He shot her a glare and quickly changed course. “Right. My mistake. It’s hepatitis.
“Hepatitis!” Cameron raised her hand, turning it slowly. Her skin was clear, smooth, and glowing. “I thought people with liver issues usually have jaundice”
Martin fell silent again, completely thrown.
Finally, Brody spoke with a frown. “Mr. Wallace, you don’t even know what your own son’s sick with?”
Martin’s face darkened in silence. Even if the Wallace family had declined over the years, their connection to the Chapmans still kept them afloat. But now, being openly questioned by a high school teacher was more humiliating than he could stomach.
He snapped coldly, “Cameron, enough with the nonsense. You’re coming with me?
“Apologies, Mr. Wallace, Brody interjected. “I just remembered Cameron has a very important test this afternoon. He can’t miss it Whatever is going on, it can wait till after school”
Martin didn’t know how to respond. He opened his mouth, trying to come up with something, but Brody raised a hand, cutting him off with a calm yet unmistakable gesture.
This was school property. And as long as the teacher didn’t sign off, Martin had no right to take Cameron anywhere.
With no choice, he shot Cameron a venomous glare, stood up, and stormed out of the office.
Cameron’s lips curled into a faint smile. “Mr. Graham, let me walk my father out” way was nearly
On the tree-lined school boulevard, the midday rush had emptied out. Most students were in the cafeteria, and the walkway deverted
Marun stormed ahead with a dark expression clouding his face. Cameron trailed behind with a smile, one hand in her pocket, a hint of amusement playing across her gorgeous face beneath her short hair.
Suddenly, Martin spun around and grabbed her wrist. “Cameron, come with me. That surgery’s happening this afternoon, like it or not”
The smile on Cameron’s faded. Tel go
Martin stiffened at the commanding tone in her voice. “Is that how you talk to me now?” he snapped.
Cameron’s gaze turned cold “Mr. Wallace, even if the Wallace family’s down on its fuck, you’re still a CEO, arent daughter in public on school grounds-what would that look like?” arent you?
Grabbing your
Martin was momentarily speechless. He hadart expected to be put in his place by his own daughter. His expression darkened further
He demanded in a chilling tone, “Cut the crap. You’re coming with me
Cameron’s eyes grew colder “Mr. Wallace, if you don’t let go of me. I’ll start yelling
“Do you want everyone to know you’ve been forcing me to undergo gender reassignment just to marry Amelia? What do you think she li do when she finds out I’m actually a girl?”
There was no need to play nice with l bullies. es. With no one else around, Cameron had at least a hundred ways to make him pay
Her words hit right where it hurt. As expected, Marths froze. The moment her threat landed, be immediately let go.
He clenched his jaw. “You should be grateful I don’t have a whip in my hand right now”.
At that, Cameron’s gaze turned icier. Over the years, anytime she’d shown a hint of rebellion, Heidi would start with tweet talk. If dai didn’t work. Martin’s whip would follow.
But her sister Milena was their golden child-spoiled rotten, handed everything she wanted, and never once scolded, not even in the slightest.
Cameron’s face was laced with mockery as she sneered, ‘Oh yeah? And if you did, what then? You gonna beat me to death?
Martin was momentarily at a loss for words.
Martin studied Cameron with a deep frown, his gaze lingering, What’s going on with her? She’s like a completely different person, he thought.
Years ago, Cameron had thrown a fit too, saying she didn’t want to keep up the whole pretending-to-be-a-boy thing. But he’d crushed her rebellion without much effort. This time, though, it felt different-like she’d slipped out of his control entirely.
Could she have found something out he wondered, but quickly dismissed the thought. No way!
Sensing that Cameron wasn’t going to back down. Martin decided not to push her any further. He scoffed, turned on his heel, and stormed off
Cameron watched him go, the corner of her mouth tugging into a half-smile, then turned and headed back to Brody’s office. He was still waiting inside.
Thank you. Mr. Graham,” she said sincerely
She knew that teachers always liked the good students. Cameron hadn’t expected someone like Brody to stick his neck out for a so- called slacker like her. That kind of fairness was rare.
Brody respected Cameron’s privacy and didn’t press her about what had gone down between her and Martin. He simply gave her shoulder a reassuring pat. As long as you’re in this school, I’ve got your back.”
Cameron nodded, genuinely moved. Thanks.”
She found herself quiedy grateful-having a teacher like Brody in high school almost felt like a stroke of luck.
Cameron grabbed a quick lunch at the cafeteria and made her way straight to the library.
Students at Langford Academy had a two-and-a
-a-half-hour break in the middle of the day. They could use the time however they wanted
The library was massive, spanning six floors, each over 10,000 square feet. With millions of books across countless genres, it also had reading areas, lounges, and a full computer section
Cameron headed straight for the computer zone. The desktops were free to use, and she had a purpose.
While eating earlier, Cameron had seen someone in the class group chat post a photo of the math problem Elijah had left on the blackboard in the Math Lab
Most students at Langford Academy came from wealthy families, so thirty grand wasn’t exactly a fortune to them. Still, the idea of earning thirty thousand dollars by solving a single problem was tempting enough to light a fire under everyone.
The group chat, however, was a mess of frustrated whining.
[This is way too hard. Who the hell could solve this?]
[Figures. A problem worth 30K from the school heartthrob was never gonna be easy ]
[I’m completely in the dark here. I’m actually pretty good at math. But I can’t even understand the question.|
Yet while the others found the problem impossibly difficult, Cameron only needed a quick glance to figure out the solution path
She opened her laptop, typed up the answer in under a minute, created a fake email address, and sent it to Elijah-along with a bank. account number, ready to collect the payment.