When she couldn''t out-talk Cameron, Milena resorted to her usual tactic-ying the victim. She choked up and said, "Cam, why are you being so mean to me? Did I do something wrong? Just tell me, okay? I''ll fix it"


    Normally, the second Milena said something like that, Cameron would instantly go soft no


    But this time, Cameron said, "Your whole existence is a mistake. Can you just drop dead?"


    matter what she''d done wrong


    Milena was speechless, thinking, "What the hell is wrong with this wretch? How could she say that? Has shepletely lost her mind?


    She started crying, "Cam, how could you say that to me?"


    Cameron''s face stayed nk. "I say whatever the hell I want." She pondered, ''Is she seriously trying to y the victim now? I''ve dealt with more conniving bitches in my world-hopping lives than I can count. Milena is nothing.


    Milena stayed silent for a long time. When the emotional guilt trip didn''t work, she finally got to the point. "Cam, Mom and Dad are really upset. Come home after school tonight and apologize to them, and we''ll reschedule the surgery.


    Cameron didn''t answer. Instead, she asked, "Milena, sweetheart, do you happen to remember what today is?"


    Milena blurted out, "Isn''t today the day of your surgery?"


    Cameron let out a coldugh and thought, I should''ve seen thating. My bad for expecting anything else."


    Milena didn''t want to keep arguing. She reminded her, "Cam, seriously,e home early tonight. We''ll be waiting."


    She sneered silently. Like hell she''d dare skip the surgery. Just wait till she gets home-Mom and Dad will set her straight


    Cameron snorted. "Sorry, I''m living on campus now. I''m busy."


    Milena was stunned. “Living on campus? Cam, why would you suddenly move into the dorms-


    Cameron couldn''t b


    be bothered to keep talking. She ended the call and blocked Milena''s number without hesitation.


    Cameron stopped by the dorm to drop her stuff off. Elijah was already gone, and the other three roommates hadn''te back yet. The room was empty. She pulled the curtain across her bed.


    The evening study period wasing up. Since she had nothing better to do, she figured she''d head to the ssroom and get familiar with it first


    Thest time she''d walked into a ssroom was over a thousand years ago. It had been so long that, hugging her textbooks, Cameron ended up going the


    wrong way. Somehow, she wandered into the Math Lab,


    Langford Academy wasn''t just some fancy prep school. It was known for its


    intense academic focus. It ranked first in the entire country for college admissions. Each subject had its own dedicated building.


    Cameron stood there, one hand holding her books, silently staring at the unsolved problem on the chalkboard.


    This room was a challenge room. The board was always filled with tough math problems. Every time someone solved one, a new one would be added.


    Elijah was a math genius. He consistently scored near-perfect marks on every test. Most of the problems on this board had been solved by hum


    But this one had been up for almost a month and it was still sitting there, which meant Elijah hadn''t cracked it either.


    Gumeron stood with one hand in her pocket, her textbooks bnced in the other, her whole postureid-back and effortlessly cool.


    She stared at the board, then gave azy, confident smile. She walked straight up, picked up a piece of chalk, and started writing out the solution.


    Just as she finished and set the chalk down, voices drifted in from the hallway. Someone said, “Come on, Amy, juste with me for a bit. Elijah lovesing here. If we hang around, we might run into him."