Chapter 198 Not Here To Rob You
“So you literally don’t understand any of it?” Cameron asked, finally finding her voice.
Only now did Cameron realize how good she’d had it tutoring a genius like Elijah. With him, she only needed to point out one or two things before he’d connect all the dots himself. By comparison, Xander seemed like a total idiot.
“What’s with that look?” Xander frowned, “You said 150 grand per question, right? That’s not exactly easy money. The three million dollars I’m about to get will only cover 20 questions at that rate.”
He lifted his chin defiantly. “Listen, punk. I don’t understand any of this, so you need to explain it step by step until I get it. That’s the only way this counts.”
“You seriously think I’m charging you 150 thousand dollars per question?” Cameron asked incredulously. “What am I, a bank robber?”
Xander shot her a surprised look. “Wait, you’re tutoring me for free?”
“It’s still daytime and you’re already dreaming,” Cameron said, barely restraining an eye–roll.
“Then what do you mean?” Xander glared at her.
“Thirty grand an hour,” Cameron stated.
Xander’s eyebrows shot up. “That cheap? Are you planning to half–ass this?”
Cameron was speechless. ‘Is it cheap? Probably not, she thought. “Enough talking,” she said, tapping the computer screen with her finger. “Look here.”
“Okay.” Xander obediently sat up straight, eyes fixed on the screen.
Cameron’s voice had this neutral quality that was actually super pleasant to listen to.
Spanish class with their regular teacher made Xander want to pass out from boredom, but somehow when Cameron explained things, Spanish actually sounded cool.
Plus, Xander could actually understand what she was saying. It was weird. He suddenly felt interested in actually learning this stuff.
When Gwen came up to call them for lunch, Cameron had just finished going through a practice test.
“Let’s continue after lunch,” Xander said, clearly not wanting to stop.
Cameron nodded. “Sure.”
Gwen couldn’t believe her eyes. ‘Since when did Xander have such enthusiasm for studying?‘ she thought, barely containing her joy.
To her, Xander was perfect in every way, except he hated studying. She’d hired hundreds of tutors, and he’d hated every single one of them.
‘This Cam kid is something else,’ Gwen thought.
Lunch was seriously over the top. The rectangular table was loaded with at least a dozen different dishes, way too much food for just four people.
Gwen beamed as she gestured toward the spread. “Cam, it’s nothing special, just threw a few things together. Hope you like it.”
“Mrs. Murphy, this is an incredible lunch,” Cameron replied. “Thank you so much.”
Gwen grinned at her. “Don’t mention it. Cam, Logan and I absolutely adore you. You should come over more often. Maybe help tutor Xan while you’re at it?”
Cameron nodded right away. “No problem.” Like she’d ever turn down a chance to make money.
Logan waved Cameron over, then shot Xander a meaningful look.
Xander shifted uncomfortably, his face tight with reluctance.
Finally, he grabbed his wine glass and stood up to face Cameron. “Look, Cameron, I’ve been a total pain lately, and I was kind of a jerk to you. My bad. I hope everything is under the bridge now. Here’s to us.”
Xander knocked back his entire glass of wine in one go.
stubborn ass would go. Logan had pushed Xander to apologize after Witam personally called him about the situation. But actually saying “I’m sorry” was clearly too much for Xander’s pride. Successfully unlocked!
Cameron was honestly shocked that this arrogant brat was apologizing to her at all, even if it wasn’t exactly formal. Cameron stood up and raised her own glass. “Well, you got kicked out of 316, so I guess we’re even.”
am is about it?” Logan chimed in. “Xander, maybe take some notes from your classmate here.”
Chapter 198 Not Here To Rob You
Any other time, Xander would have snapped back at Logan instantly. But now, he just nodded.
‘Cameron really is something else, Xander thought. ‘Damn, He’s not just crushing it in areas I’m good at, but he’s also killing it at school stuff I hate. He’s seriously on another level‘
The attraction to power wasn’t just a female thing. Guys fell for it just as hard.
