Chapter 190 Pointless Conversation
The Noble Vista parking garage was a showcase of luxury vehicles worth millions. Maybachs and Rolls–Royces lined the spaces in neat rows.
Between two of these automotive masterpieces sat a black mountain bike. It stood out like a sore thumb.
Bradley strolled over to the black mountain bike with a smirk.
There it was–Cameron’s gift, definitely not returned.
There was no way Bradley would return the first present Cameron’d ever given him. Instead, he’d arranged for the property management to visit the store and charge 60 grand to his card, refunding Cameron’s money directly to her account.
Bradley crouched down beside the bike, his eyes scanning the frame until he spotted the initials Cameron had mentioned- B.S. He pulled out his phone, snapped a photo, and posted it to Twitter: [Got a mountain bike from a friend. Love it.]
Cameron didn’t follow his Twitter, so she probably wouldn’t see it. But it didn’t take long for his family to start commenting underneath.
His oldest brother Osborne Saunders wrote: [You into mountain bikes now? Which brand? I’ll have my assistant get one.]
Reginald Saunders, his second brother, commented: [Your friend knows you well, Brad. Black suits you perfectly.]
Eric: [Looks great.]
Eddie: [What friend? Girlfriend? Did you finally start dating?]
His younger brother Damian Saunders: [Why didn’t your friend get you a car instead? Who even rides bikes anymore?]
Simon Saunders, the youngest: [Stay safe when you’re riding, Brad.]
Xander, who happened to scroll past Bradley’s post, couldn’t resist asking: [Who’s it from, Brad?]
Elijah saw it too, but he just liked the post without saying anything.
Austin texted: [Brad, are we still riding tomorrow?]
Bradley finished replying to his brothers before shooting Xander a quick “Guess?” Then he responded to Austin with a simple “No plans at the moment.”
Just as he was pushing his new mountain bike into the villa, Xander called, supposedly curious about who had given the gift.
Bradley carefully wrapped the bike in a protective cover before storing it in the utility room, only answering the call seconds before it would have gone to voicemail.
“Brad, who gave you that mountain bike?” Xander asked immediately.
Bradley sank into his leather couch with a smirk. “Take a guess.”
“How am I supposed to know?” Xander sighed.
“Is that really why you called?” Bradley laughed.
“Well.” Xander hesitated, sounding awkward. “I actually wanted to know if that little punk is still hanging out with you tomorrow.”
Xander had moved out of Room 316 and gotten quite the lecture from Tiana.
That was when Xander had learned Cameron was secretly an academic prodigy. William had been protecting him all this time so he could claim the top SAT score in the state this year.
Xander never thought Cameron would be that impressive. ‘I really need to move back into 316,‘ he thought. ‘As long as Cameron’s cool with it, it should work.‘
“I’m not sure about that,” Bradley replied vaguely.
“What do you mean, ‘not sure‘?” Xander pressed. “Have you even talked to Cameron about it?”
“No,” Bradley said.
Disappointment flickered across Xander’s face. “Well, do you at least know where Cameron’s heading tomorrow?”
“No idea.” Bradley shrugged.
Xander wanted to bang his head against the well ‘Now this is the definition of a pointless conversation, he thought.
Successfully unlocked!
Cameron walked alone along the riverbank, hands tucked into her jacket pockets.
The evening breeze had drawn quite a crowd. Despite the late hour, the riverside path bustled with activity.
Cameron had barely covered a mile or two when she heard panicked shouts ahead. “Someone jumped in! Help! Can anyone
Chapter 190 Pointless Conversation
swim? Someone needs to help them!”
Cameron glanced toward the commotion and spotted a crowd gathering at the railing. Looking down, she could make out a dark figure thrashing in the water about a hundred feet below.
The night was too dark to tell if it was a man or woman.
Cameron waited half a second, watching for someone to jump in. When no one moved, she vaulted over the railing and plunged into the river with a splash.
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