After Cameron finished talking, everything went quiet, just as expected.


    Bradley had a million things he wanted to say, but in the end, he just kept them to himself. No matter how he phrased it, it would only make things awkward.


    Elijah said softly, "Brad, don''t worry. Cameron said he''s got it covered."


    "He''s got it covered? What''s that supposed to mean?" Bradley asked.


    Austin jumped in, clearing his throat. "Uh...Cam didn''t say much. He just told us not to worry."


    That was that-Bradley didn''t press any further.


    Only a thin curtain separated his bed from Cameron''s; they were barely a foot apart. He could hear Cameron''s soft, steady breathing on the other side.


    Bradley''s mind was all over the ce, and it took him a while to finally fall asleep.


    *****


    At Young Manor, Skyler and Avery were posted up in front of theputer, cracking up over the nastyments on the forum about Cameron.


    Skyler especially loved it. She''d even forgotten, for a moment, that Elijah and Cameron were a couple.


    "Avery, I freaking love you. Cameron''s getting roasted so hard. Someone even suggested kicking her out of school. This is hrious." Skylerughed.


    "Alright, that''s enough. Just make sure you don''t slip up at school tomorrow," Avery reminded her.


    Skyler grinned. "Rx, I''m not that dumb. I posted anonymously, so no one knows it''s me. They could guess all day, but still never trace it back to me.


    *****


    Besides Skyler, there was someone else who was absolutely over the moon. As soon as Milena saw the posts, she went straight to find her parents.


    With a big grin, she said, "Mom, Dad, look! Cameron''s been acting all high and mighty at school, and now someone finally put her in her ce."


    Milena still couldn''t get over the fact that Cameron refused to give up the mansion. By now, her parents hadpletely given up on Cameron.


    Heidi nced at the posts and sneered, "Serves her right. We raised her for eighteen years, and all she does is avoid us and never show us any gratitude. Karma''s just catching up to her."


    Martin scoffed, "Getting roasted online is nothing. It won''t hurt her."


    Milenaughed. "Dad, you just don''t get it. After this, Cameron will never be able to show her face again."


    Milena hugged her phone and went back to her room.


    She took her time scrolling through all thements trashing Cameron, enjoying every single one of them.


    *****


    cu, 21 iviay M


    71%


    20


    The next morning, Cameron woke up like clockwork. She had a good sleepst night.


    She pulled open her curtain and blinked when she saw Bradley still sitting at his desk, reading a book, instead of being out on his usual morning run.


    Cameron ruffled her messy short hair. "Morning, Brad."


    "Morning," he greeted.


    Seeing Cameron was up, Bradley slowly put down his book and turned to look at herzy, sleepy face.


    "What''s up, Brad?" Cameron immediately noticed something off about his look. Bradley hesitated for a while, then said, "Cameron, I saw the post on the forum." Cameron nodded, totally unfazed. "Pretty sure the whole school knows by now." Bradley was stunned, thinking, ''He''s really this chill about it?''


    Noticing Bradley was still staring at her, Cameron finally caught on.


    She walked over with a smile. "Brad, judging by the look on your face, you don''t actually believe what the post said, do you?"


    ''Do I really look like I swing that way?'' she wondered.


    Bradley stared at her. "So, it''s not


    true?"


    Cameron couldn''t help butugh. "Of course not. That photo was just me and Elijah."


    Bradley nced at Elijah, who was justing out of the bathroom. "It''s you and Eli?"


    Bradley hadn''t even looked closely at the photo in the post, and now, it turned out the other guy was actually Elijah?


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