Chapter 111 The Reason
Elijah stared at Cameron on stage, bathed in lights, her whole presence practically glowing.
She looked radiant, undeniably captivating. His surprise quickly turned into joy.
She said she would come back. ‘And she did, just like that, in such a short time and with a dramatic entrance like this, he thought.
For once, a faint smile crept onto Elijah’s usually stoic face.
Amelia was stunned as well, her eyes fixed on the stage. ‘Since when did Cameron become this impressive? Mr. Drake promised my dad that he would expel her. And now, here he is–welcoming her back like some sort of VIP. Cameron must have something that caught Mr. Drake’s eye, she thought, she wondered.
She looked Cameron over carefully. ‘Maybe she’s not as useless as I thought. But I like Bradley. Compared to him, Cameron‘ s still got a long way to go, she wondered.
Amelia tilted her head slightly and glanced over her shoulder just enough to catch sight of the young man in the school uniform and gold–rimmed glasses.
Bradley’s gentle gaze was locked on Cameron. His lips curled faintly into a smile, and a quiet warmth radiated from him. Amelia paused. For some reason, the way Bradley looked at Cameron made her uncomfortable. She could not quite put her finger on it, but something just felt off.
“Holy crap,” Xander blurted out, practically jumping out of his seat. ‘Cameron is killing it up there. Mr. Drake actually welcomed her back himself. I was worried she got into a fight with my dad or something, but she handled it all on her own. Man, she’s incredible, he thought.
Back on stage, William gave a few more words of welcome, then personally led Cameron down the red carpet and toward Class 15.
Cameron nodded with satisfaction. “Thank you, Mr. Drake. You gave me what I asked for. In three months, I’ll give you what you want.”
William beamed. “Alright.” He believed her.
Cameron turned and walked into the classroom, heading for her usual seat in the back row.
But Brody called out, “Cameron, your seat’s over here, next to Elijah.”
She stopped in her tracks, surprised. ‘I’m sitting next to Elijah?‘ she wondered.
Still, she went along with the arrangement, slinging her backpack onto the empty seat beside him.
William turned to Brody and instructed, “Mr. Graham, make sure no one in the class disturbs Cameron while she’s studying. If anything comes up, report to me immediately.”
“Yes, sir,” Brody replied. With that, William finally left, looking satisfied. The students began trickling back into the classroom.
“Cameron, that was amazing. Mr. Drake personally welcomed you back–that’s a first in this school’s history, right?”
“You looked so chill up there on stage. It was seriously cool.”
“Cameron, how did you pull this off?”
The students gathered around her, buzzing with excitement. Elijah, meanwhile, quietly took his seat. He was just as curious as the rest of them. How had Cameron managed this? He stared at her, waiting for her to explain.
Cameron answered, “I told Mr. Drake-” Everyone leaned in, hanging on her words. “I told him I’d be the top scorer in the province on this year’s SATs.”
The room fell silent.
Then someone said, “You don’t have to tell us if you don’t want to. We all know you’re a legend anyway.”
Assuming she was just brushing them off, the crowd dispersed.
Elijah leaned in slightly and asked in a low voice, “Will you tell me?” After all, they had shared drinks together once.
Cameron looked at him. “Tell you what?”
Elijah said softly, “Why were you allowed to cor
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