Speechless, Eric inmediately finched his right leg back.


    He thought, Tine, Brad is too sharp to be deceived. But am just going to let him leave the thist that way, my days of taking in injury wit


    Eric suddenly rolled off the bed and grabbed Bradley''s hand. “Brad, promise me you won''t do anything stupid after you go back F


    Bradley gently brushed his hand away "Eile, we''re not getting through this "


    “Eric, enough,” Bradley cut in. Don''t worry. Cameron and I are just friends. Pothing else


    "Swear it."


    Bradley sighed. "Isaveat


    At that, Eric slowly let out a breath. But deep down, he still wasn''t at ease. What


    could he do, though? He couldn''t exactly keep Bradley chained to his-


    Bradley stood up and patted Eric''s shoulder. "I''m off, then."


    "Already?" Eric wondered, ''Does he really have to hurry so much?"


    Bradley said, "I''ll book a flight for tomorrow."


    Eric took off the gauze from his head. "Alright, then. Tonight il take you to try Flora''s food. Thanks for babysitting this fake patient these past few days."


    Bradley smiled, "At least you have some sense of gratitude"


    In Viremont, Cameron was woken by her 7:30 am, rm.


    She had to go do odd jobs at Aurevia Biotech today. Living in the hillside castle was pretty inconvenient. Cameron decided to move back to Noble Vista


    tonight.


    She''de to check on Pearl once a week. Once she got her driver''s license and bought a car, she''d move back.


    After washing up, she went downstairs for breakfast. Her phone on the nightstand lit up over and over. She didn''t need to guess-Xander


    When Cameron finished breakfast and picked up her phone, she saw a string of messages from Xander. She skimmed through them quickly.


    He asked if she was up, what her ns were for the day, and if she wanted to go out.


    Cameron replied: I have to work. I''m not free.]


    Xander shot back instantly: Where do you work? I''ll swing by to see you.


    Cameron: No. Your visit will mess with my work.)


    Speechless, Xander thought, "I am not a kid-how could I possibly mess with her job?"


    Xander: [Can''t juste say hi? That''s all.


    Cameron [Nope.]


    Xander: [Cameron, you''re being à tam killjoyi 1 just want to


    Cameron: [Keep bugging me and Til block your number]


    Chitching his phone, Xander skethed, thinking. Whether Cameron is a boy or a girl, she has a talent for driving me nuts, fine if I there, 111 hold off for now to avoid getting on her nerves,


    At lunch, Cameron got a message fem Elijah: (Cameron, I tried setting up a dinner with my dad and you, but he''s swampedtely. He''s free for an hour this afternoon from 2 to 3. Are you avable?]


    [We need to meet him at the hospital.]


    Putting down her fork, Cameron replied: (woah, I''m free. Thanks, Elijah Which hospital? Where should we meet


    Elijah: 12 pm, at Greenfield Gender Surgery Center, That''s where my dad is today. Let''s meet out front


    Reading Elijah''s message, Cameron paused. That was the ce where her tragic previous life started, and there her new life began. "Need to shy away from it, she thought.


    Cameron replied: [Got it.]