Milena’s face darkened when she saw Xander’s WhatsApp message. What bothered her most was that he’d hit the nail on the head–she was insecure.
The Wallace family was doing fine compared to most people, but at Langford Academy, where everyone was loaded, Milena was at the bottom of the food chain. Having Xander point it out so bluntly was mortifying.
After struggling with what to say for a long time, Milena decided not to respond at all.
Meanwhile, Xander was smugly congratulating himself on being so “understanding.” He stared at his phone screen with a goofy smile, certain that Milena must be touched by his thoughtfulness.
“Ahem.” Cameron rapped her knuckles on the desk. “Xander, I’m trying to tutor you here. Could you please respect my time and put your phone down?”
Xander pouted, “I’m just texting your sister.”
Cameron’s face remained expressionless. “If you don’t want these lessons, I can refund the remaining 85 thousand dollars right now. Don’t waste my time.”
Seeing that Cameron was genuinely annoyed, Xander tossed his phone aside. “Fine! I’ll stop. Go ahead and teach. Gosh, you’re so moody. Good luck finding someone who’ll marry you with that attitude.”
Cameron just furrowed her brows slightly at his comment. She skipped making Xander do the problems himself and jumped straight into explaining the first question.
Xander was surprisingly cooperative, apart from checking his phone every now and then.
*****
At noon, after two hours of tutoring, the butler knocked on the door. “Mr. Murphy, Mr. Wallace, lunch is ready. Would you like to eat now or wait a bit longer?”
“Now, please. I’m starving and my brain is fried,” Xander said, stretching his arms above his head.
Cameron glanced at her watch. “Two hours down. You still got 65 thousand dollars left.”
“Cut the crap. Let’s eat,” Xander said, getting up first.
Logan and Gwen still hadn’t returned by lunchtime.
*****
After eating, Xander played a couple rounds of his video game. When he failed to beat the level, he looked ready to smash his controller against the wall.
Xander glanced over at Cameron, who was absorbed in one of Logan’s books. “Hey. Play a couple rounds with me.”
Cameron didn’t even look up. “No thanks.”
“I’ll pay you,” Xander offered.
“Still no.” Cameron might need money, but that didn’t mean she’d take it for just anything. No matter how much she loved money, she had principles about how to earn it.
Xander was left speechless.
Cameron finally looked up, meeting his annoyed gaze. “Play by yourself for 10 more minutes, then we’re going back upstairs to study. Your choice. Either we continue the lessons or I head back to school.”
Xander tossed his controller aside. “Fine, you’re the boss. Let’s study.”
Cameron tutored him from 2 PM until 4 PM–another two solid hours.
“You’ve still got 150 thousand dollars left,” Cameron said.
Xander nodded absently. “Whatever.”
Xander led Cameron to the underground garage, past rows of luxury cars, finally stopping in front of his prize
He swung his leg over the seat and smirked. “Hop on. I’ll give you a ride back to campus.”
Cameron got onto the back seat without comment, but placed her messenger bag between them.
Xander frowned and looked over his shoulder, “What are you doing
“Nowhere else to put my bag,” Cameron said.
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“Just wear it on your back.”
“Don’t want to.”
Xander sighed dramatically. “You’re impossible, you know that?”
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Chapter 213 You’re Impossible
Somehow, whenever they disagreed, Xander always ended up being the one to give in despite looking like the tougher one. It was strange how that worked.
When they pulled up to the school entrance, Tyrell and the others were waiting. They froze when they spotted Cameron sitting behind Xander.
