She's the Campus Prince

Seeing Cameron fall silent, Bradley tried to coax her gently. "Cameron, you said you're not ready for a relationship right now.

"But sooner or later, you'll want to date and get married. What's the difference if it's a little earlier or a little later? Trust me. I'd be a great boyfriend"

"Let's give it a shot, just for a month," Bradley suggested with a smile. "If after a month you still don't want to date, I promise I won't bother you again."

'Try it? For a month?' Cameron thought, feeling incredulous. 'This is just absurd.' She shook her head. "Brad, I don't think that's a good idea at all.” Bradley fell silent.

He let out a soft sigh and finally spoke. "Let's eat first. The shrimp will get cold." "Okay." Cameron nodded.

As they ate, Bradley casually mentioned, "I saw something on Austin's Instagram."

Cameron froze. Her hand, holding her chopsticks, paused in midair. She quickly explained, "Brad, don't get the wrong idea.

"Austin has been pestering me for a while, and it's honestly getting on my nerves. That's why I deliberately let him misunderstand."

“He's been bothering you?" Bradley frowned. It had long been obvious that Austin had a thing for Cameron.

"Did he already know you were actually a girl?" Bradley asked.

Cameron nodded. "Yeah."

Bradley asked, "How did he find out?"

Cameron replied, "I told him."

Bradley stared at her. "So do the guys in Room 316 all know you're a girl too?"

Cameron nodded again. "Yeah, they all know."

Bradley asked, "So I'm the last to know, huh?"

Cameron said, "Looks like it."

Bradley went quiet. Suddenly, a smile tugged at the corners of his lips.

'Who cares if I'm the last to know?' Bradley thought to himself. 'Love isn't about who gets there first anyway.'

Dinner went by with some light chatting.

Cameron got up. "Brad, i should get going."

Bradley nodded. "Alright."

Cameron looked at Bradley. "Brad, can we still be friends?"

Bradley adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "Cam, I wish I were your boyfriend"

Cameron left the dining room, went back to the living room, and took her down jacket from the coat rack to put it on.

Bradley walked her out to the yard.

Cameron's car was parked out in the yard.

Bradley stood by the car, watching her as she was about to get in.

As soon as Cameron opened the door and set one foot inside, she could tell something felt off.

She got out, closed the door, and took a couple of steps back to check the car. That's when she noticed both rear tires looked kind of flat.

Cameron was stunned for a moment.

Bradley noticed as well. He bent down to check. "Cam, looks like

res are busted."

Cameron sighed, "Brad, did you really have to do this?"

Bradley replied, "To make you stay."

When smart people dealt with each other, there was no need to play games.

Cameron winced. "Ugh, my tires cost a fortune."

Bradley said, "Here, take my debit card-just use it to get them replaced."

Cameron frowned at him. "Brad, I've already told you how I feel. You really don't have to do this."

Under the night sky, Bradley slowly took off his gold-rimmed glasses. Without his glasses, his long, eyes looked even more piercing and profound.

Bradley braced his hand against the car door, caging Cameron in. "Cameron, I've made myself clear, too. We can try."

Cameron stepped back, putting distance between them. "I've already turned you down."

Bradley stared at her. "Your rejection doesn't matter."

Cameron frowned. "Brad, are you really going to force me to fall out with you?"

"Make things ugly between us?" Bradley looked at her, a faint, ambiguous smile playing on his lips.

Cameron said, "If it comes to that, we won't even be friends anymore."

Bradley tapped his fingers on the roof of the car. "Cameron, being your friend isn't what I want right now."

Bradley's eyes bore into her; without the gold-rimmed glasses, the intensity in his gaze was impossible to miss.

Bradley looked at her like a hunter eyeing his chosen prey-utterly determined, as if he wouldn't stop until he got what he wanted.

This look in Bradley's eyes was something Cameron had never seen before. 'Bradley is never like this. He has always been so gentle and classy-when did he get so pushy?' she wondered.

Cameron frowned. "Brad, did someone put a spell on you or something?"

"A spell, huh?" Bradley let out a low laugh. "Cam, you really are something else. Cute, even."

He paused for a moment, then lifted his hand, reaching out to ruffle her hair Just like he always used to. But this time, Cameron pulled away. Bradley's fingers curled together

With a faint smile on his lips, Bradley said, "No wonder I always thought you were cute. So you really are a girl after all.

"A girl this cute is mine, only mine," Bradley said, his eyes fixed on Cameron,

drawing out each word with deliberate emphasis.

Cameron said, “Bradley, you're crazy." Seeing Bradley like t

this sent a chill down Cameron's spine. She took another step back.

She pulled out her phone from her pocket, planning to call roadside assistance

and have someone bring her a new tire. There was only one spare in the

car.

With

around.

But as soon as she unlocked her phone, Cameron realized she had

no signal.

It had been fine earlier. Cameron frowned and immediately turned her phone

toward Bradley. "Did you do this?"

Becker's Smile widened as he stared at her, unblinking. "Yeah, my

'He's totally lost his mind,' Cameron thought. She stuffed her

Bradley called out to her.

"Cam, don't go out," Bradley called.

Cameron didn't even slow down.

SO

back into

per pocket and turned to leave. She had only taken two steps when

Bradley said casually, "If you want to get zapped into

pile

3

of ash, suit yourself."

Cameron spun around, staring at him in utter shock.

"When did you do something to the door?" Cameron asked, her face darkening.noveldrama

Bradley said, "While we were eating."

Cameron was furious. "Bradley, how did

you

end

up

like this?"

'This is seriously scary,' she thought. 'It's twisted-he's totally lost it.'

Bradley's smile lingered, but now there was a dangerous glint i

in

his

seyes. "If you hadn't rejected me, you never would've known I could be like this."

He had always been this way. He always got what he wanted. And when things didn't go his way, he would show a whole different side of himself. Cameron's face was expressionless. "Bradley, what are you really trying to do?"

"Cam," Bradley called out, his voice low as he stepped closer under the night sky. Every time he moved forward, Cameron instinctively backed away, so he stopped and smiled. "You know what I'm after, don't you?"

Cameron shot him a cold took. “Bradley, it's already late. If I don't go home, my family will definitely come looking for me. How long do you really think -you can keep me here?"

Bradley replied, “I've already let your parents know. Even if you go missing for week, they won't be worried."

Cameron snapped, "Are you serious?"

Bradley's grin only widened. "Cam, you didn't actually believe I went to the law

firm, did you?"