Chapter 124 Her True Strength
Cameron had just reached the library entrance when a girl with a high ponytail suddenly jumped out and blocked her path. It was her younger sister, Milena.
“Cameron. Finally caught you,” Milena said, her face tight with anger.
Cameron frowned. ‘Even after they completely cut ties with me, she still won’t let it go?’ she wondered.
“Move,” Cameron snapped, showing no intention of being polite.
Milena shot right back with an icy tone. “What the hell is your problem, Cameron?”
Cameron’s face remained expressionless. “Get away.”
Milena’s voice dropped low, seething with rage. “You’ve got some nerve. You and Bradley pulled that ridiculous stunt with that so–called agreement? You think that paper actually means something?
‘Newsflash! Biological ties don’t just vanish. And Bradley? He’s still in high school. Where does he get the authority to act like your lawyer?”
She added, “Oh, you two make such a cute little team. What is this, some kind of make -believe courtroom? Because of your little drama, the Chapman family has broken off the engagement with the Wallace family.
“That damage is on you, and you’re the one who’s gonna fix it. You better get your act together and call Mom and Dad.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything to do with your family anymore,” Cameron replied coolly. “All the paperwork’s been handled. Whatever mess you all have going on, don’t bring it to me.”
“What?” Milena shook her head instinctively. “That’s impossible. There’s no way. You
couldn’t have done it.”
‘You need proof of residence to process something like that, Milena thought bitterly.‘ Cameron doesn’t even have a place of her own. She’s probably struggling to buy food. There’s no way she managed to transfer her household registration.‘
“If you don’t believe me, go home and ask your dad to check for himself,” Cameron said coldly. “Milena, stop bothering me. If you show up again, don’t blame me for what happens next.”
Milena’s neck stiffened. “Oh yeah? And what exactly are you gonna do?”
“I’ll go straight to Amelia and tell her the truth that I’m a girl,” Cameron said. “Now tell me, what do you think will happe successfully unlocked family finds out they’ve been lied to for eighteen years?”
Milena froze in place. Before she could react, Cameron gave her a hard shove and stepped into the library.
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“Cameron, you heartless brat,” Milena screamed after her.
That’s eighteen years. Even a dog would know to wag its tail for the person who raised it. But Cameron? The Wallace family raised her for eighteen years, and now she turns on us like it meant nothing. She’s nothing but a thankless little traitor, Milena fumed silently.
By now, Cameron had already walked inside. The custom–made glass doors blocked out the noise from outside. The library was calm, the kind of calm where you could hear every turn of a page and the scratch of a pen on paper.
Even the students working together kept their voices low. Stepping inside, Cameron felt as if the air itself had cleared. Anywhere the Wallace family was involved always felt suffocating and toxic.
She wasn’t here to read, though. The real reason she came was to hide from Elijah. Elijah was terrifying. He kept explaining problems to her, nonstop. And explaining was not enough. He would make her redo the entire problem right in front of him.
The rest of their classmates thought she was crazy lucky. But to Cameron, Elijah was just annoying beyond words. And she was so poor.
“Cameron?” a voice sounded.
She was just about to grab a random book off the shelf when she heard someone call her name. Cameron froze. The voice was all too familiar. Her whole body stiffened up, and she wanted to disappear immediately.
‘You’ve got to be kidding me. Elijah? Could I be any more unlucky?‘ she groaned internally.
Completely exasperated, Cameron made up her mind. It was time Elijah saw what she was really made of. She didn’t want to endure his torture any longer. She walked straight toward him.
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