Chapter 209 Bradley’s Dominance
“Sorry,” Cameron gave Bradley an apologetic look before checking her phone. Her brows furrowed, “Xander?”
‘Why the hell is he calling me this early? Cameron thought and picked up anyway. “Hello?”
Cameron barely got the word out before Xander’s voice blasted through the speaker, loud enough for Bradley to hear
across the table. “Hey punk, you up? If you are, get your ass over here for tutoring.”
Cameron set down her milk. “You want tutoring today?”
“Yeah, obviously. The SATs are coming up, so you need to get over here ASAP
“Fine.” Cameron nodded. “I’ll head over after breakfast. Nothing was more important than making money right now, except maybe studying.
“Hurry up!” Xander pushed before hanging up.
Cameron looked across at Bradley. “What were you saying before?”
Bradley was still smiling, but behind his glasses, his eyes carried a hint of disappointment. “Looks like you’re busy today, he said.
It couldn’t be helped. Cameron was on her own now. She had to make money to support herself. “Xander wants me to tutor him,” she explained. “He already paid me 300 grand upfront.”
Cameron only had a little over 300 thousand dollars in her account, so with Xander’s money, that would be about 600 thousand dollars total.
Even though Cameron charged Xander 30 grand an hour–which was insane–she was still nowhere near the two million dollars she needed to register her pharmaceutical company.
Cameron would have to find other ways to make money. For now, tutoring Xander was the only side hustle she could manage while still in school.
Bradley raised his eyebrows. “That’s pretty generous of him.”
Cameron nearly rolled her eyes. Xander wasn’t generous. He was just ridiculously wasteful with his money.
“Sorry, Brad, but I’m going to have to say no again today,” Cameron said.
Bradley shook his head with understanding. “No worries.”
***
After breakfast, Cameron decided to grab a cab to Murphy Manor. While waiting at the corner, a black Mercedes pulled up in front of her, and the passenger window rolled down.
“Cameron, get in,” came a familiar voice.
Cameron couldn’t believe it. She stared at Bradley behind the wheel, feeling completely exasperated.
Cameron already owed him way too many favors as it was. She wanted to repay him, but he wouldn’t let her. This had to stop. She couldn’t keep accepting his help.
“Brad, thanks, but I already called a cab. It’ll be here any second,” Cameron said.
“Cancel it. I’ll take you.” Bradley’s eyes sparkled behind his glasses.
Cameron shook her head firmly. “The car’s literally about to arrive. It’d be rude to cancel now.”
As if on cue, a white car pulled up behind the Mercedes. “Look, Brad, my ride’s here,” Cameron said, reaching for the door handle.
Cameron barely had it open when Bradley appeared out of nowhere, pushing the door shut again.
Cameron blinked in confusion.
Bradley pulled out a hundred–dollar bill from his wallet and handed it to the driver. “Sorry, we don’t need the ride ar more.”
The driver happily pocketed the money and drove off.
Cameron stood there speechless.
Bradley opened his passenger door with a grin. “Hop in. I’ll take you.”
Cameron wanted to argue but knew it was poir des Moments later she found herself sitting in Bradley’s passenger seat, exactly as he’d planned.
“Where does Xander live?” Bradley asked.
Successfully unlocked!
Cameron opened WhatsApp and forwarded Xander’s address to Bradley.
“Not too far,” Bradley said, pulling away from the curb.
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“Yeah, not far.” Cameron nodded.
Bradley glanced over, noticing her troubled expression. “Hey, you okay? You don’t look so hot.”
