Back when the Wace family hit rock bottom, they had nothing. It was only because of her engagement to Amelia that they managed to bounc. i and eventually buy that vi.
Cameron had yed a big part in that, like it or not. As for the rest of the money, she figured it was fairpensation for everything they''d put bec through over
the years.
Smirking, Cameron folded up the check and slid it into her bag. Then, she pulled out her phone and texted Bradley. [Hey Brad, where are you?
She still owed him ten million dors. Once she paid him back, she''d have five million left, enough to finally start her own pharmaceuticalpany
Bradley replied quickly: [At the mall picking up a few things. Where are you?]
Cameron: [Are you by yourself?]
Bradley: [Yeah.]
Cameron: [Is it okay if I join you?]
Bradley: [Sure, I''ll text you the location.]
Half an hourter, the two of them met up at a pizza ce in the mall.
After cing their order, she handed him the check. “Brad, I can finally pay you back."
Bradley took the check with a skeptical look, ncing at Cameron and then at the check. "Fraser Group? How''d you get this?"
"Samuel gave it to me," Cameron replied.
He frowned. "Samuel? Why would he give you money?"
Cameron answered honestly, "Milena came to bother me yesterday, and i''d had enough. So I called Samuel just to stir things up. Hepletely lost it and showed up with excavators, crushing Wace Vi to the ground. Then, he pulled some dirty tricks that tanked theirpany overnight."
"This money ispensation from Samuel," Cameron added.
Bradley had no words, and he was slightly confused. "If it''spensation for the Wace family, why do you have it?"
"Because I''m the one who forced him to cough it up," she said.
If she hadn''t recorded everything and left Samuel with no way to deny it, he wouldn''t have paid up. When he trashed Wace Vi, he paid nothing to
them aspensation.
And those three clowns from the Wace family couldn''t get a dime out of Samuel even if their lives depended on it. All they could do would be to take
the hits.
Bradley held the check and said, "Cameron, if your family finds out about this money, they''ll juste after you again. It''s not worth the headache for such a small amount."
Then, Bradley slid the check back to Cameron.
After a brief silence, Cameron asked, "Brad, is it because you think this money is shady, so it''s risky for you to take it?"
Bradley shook his head. "Cameron, I''m really not in a rush to get this money back.
I just don''t want you to get yourself into trouble."
Cameron chuckled softly, "You really think if I just hand over the money, they''ll stop making trouble for me?"
She had pictured it in her mind. If she gave that money to those three, they''d just say she didn''t ask Samuel for enough,
They might even try to pressure her into going back to squeeze more out of him. She knew exactly how greedy they were
Bradley didn''t know what to say. But seeing the disappointment on Cameron''s face, something in him twisted. He didn''t know why, but it made him for awful.
"Sorry," Bradley said. He reached out, wanting to take the check back.
Bút Cameron was quicker, snatching it away. "Brad, you don''t have to apologize. You did nothing wrong. You''re just looking out for me?
After a pause, Cameron added, "Since you don''t want to take the money, I''ll just stay indebted to you for now. When I make some money in the future, If
pay you
back."
Bradley''s hand hovered awkwardly in the air before dropping back to the table. “Alright. I''m not in a hurry, so you don''t need to be either.
Cameron smiled. "Okay, enough about that. Were you here shopping?"
She nced at the chair beside him. There was only a small shopping bag resting on it.