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Started by Sanders sudden, murderous re, Lucas instinctively stepped back, wondering if he had misspoke "M Mr. Frmert
Samuel shot him a re. "Spit it out!”
Lucas stamned, "Cameron already cut ties with the Wace family"
Samuel never expected that
He shot to his feet and grabbed Lucas by the cor. "Cameron cut off all ties with her family? When did that happen? Why the hell didn''t you tell me
sooner?"
Lucas didn''t know what to say.
Shrinking in fear, he mumbled, "It was when the Chapman family called off the engagement. That''s when Cameron and the Wace family had a tallout and cut ties. I... I thought you already knew, Mr. Fraser...
Samuel shoved him aside. "How the hell would know?"
"Damn it!" he snarled, kicking the swivel chair hard.
Samuel was sharp. And right now, that sharp mind was putting the pieces together fast. Cameron had yed him. Last night, she''dpletely set him
1. up.
She must''ve known about his visit to the Wace familyst week, when he went to stir up trouble. And she used him to do her dirty work. And the worst part was that he walked right into it happily.
Samuel was seething. It was like he''d gone alt in, thinking he was destroying his enemy, only to realize he''d actually helped his enemy destroy theirs.
He''d done all the work, and someone else walked off with the win.
"Cameron!" Samuel growled through gritted teeth, cursing in his mind, "That brat had dared to trick me. He had the guts to y me like this! Very well. He''s dead meat.''
Lucas stood frozen, shaking in fear, Samuel shot him a sharp re, "Get over here!"
Lucas quickly jumped and scurried forward.
Samuel asked, "Where is Cameron now?
Lucas replied quickly. "After she cut ties with her family, she moved into Noble Vista, Mr. Austin visited her a few times. He went straight there after you kicked him out that one time"
"Oh, you mean that bastard, Austin?" Samuel''s eyes turned to ice as he stroked his jaw in thought.
Cameron strolled out of the pasta restaurant in a fantastic mood, humming a tuneless little song as she gged down a cab and headed back to the
castle.
The moment she stepped out of the car, Pearl barreled toward her and praktically tackled her in excitement.
Laughing, Cameron grabbed its huge paws. "Pearl, do you even realize how heavy you are?
At that, Pearl whined, then nudged Camergh''s ankle gently with its fluffy head. It nuzzled her hand, begging for affection like an oversized puppy
So, Cameron let go and gave its head a good rub. Then she sank into a lounge chair in the courtyard, basking in the warm afternoon sun. Pearl flopped
down at her feel, perfectly content.
It was only a little her three, and there was still plenty of time left in the day. She thought, "Maybe (should give Xander some pillr.
She found no point just sitting around, so she might as well make some money.
Cameron had just pulled out her phone when she got a WhatsApp text from Austlo.
Austin: [Cam, where are you?
Cameron: (I''m out. What''s up?
Austin: [Can, can youe over to my ce? I need to talk to you about something I
Cameron: Your ce? What''s goingen?I
Austin: I can''t really exin it here. Juste over, okay? Let''s talk face to face. Please hurry, I''ll be waiting for you
Cameron was speechless. She hadn''t even agreed to go yet.
Cameron: [Aus, it''s really not a good time for me now. I might not be able toe over. Can we talk about it now on the phone?
She couldn''t drive right now, and Brad wasn''t around either. With her being up
here on a mountainside, there was no other way for her to get down.
Even if she called a car, it''d take forever to reach her. But after she sent the message, Austin didn''t reply anymore.
Cameron: [Aus?]
Cameron: [You there?]
She tried calling him, but he didn''t pick up the phone.
Cameron frowned, wondering, is Austin okay? This is really weird. Did something happen to him? Maybe I should go over to his ce and check on him? I''m free anyway