Chapter 78 The Photo
Xander was furious. He wanted to throw a few more sarcastic jabs at Cameron, but decided against it, knowing a would only make him more frustrated since Cameron was better at snark than he was.
Fuming, he turned around and stormed into the bathroom, slamming the door with a loud bang
Cameron continued drawing without frowning. There were only four days left until the submission deadline for the fashion design competition organized by Noir Eclat. She was determined to finish the des draft tonight
Elijah returned to the dorm with his textbooks and went straight to his desk. He flipped through the exam paper with the correct answers on it, trying to recall the answers he had written during the test to estimate his score
Although he was always top of the class without fail, he still hoped that he could make some progress. His drive to learn
had no limit.
After more than ten minutes, Xander came out of the bathroom. He glanced at Cameron, who was still engrossed in her drawing, rolled his eyes, and climbed onto his bunk.
He scrolled through his phone for a bit and then put it down, thinking, ‘Cameron’s drawing Elijah is a nerd. And Bradley hasn’t come back yet. I am so bored.‘
So he leaned against the railing on his bed, tilting his head as he intently watched Cameron sketch.
Suddenly, his phone rang. Uninterested, he turned his head and saw he had received a message. The message was from none other than Milena, and it was a photo.
Xander tapped it open and froze. The girl in the picture had very short hair. Her face was strikingly beautiful, with a kind of intense charm. She wore a stunning red dress and lounged on a sofa. But her eyes were cold.
Xander was captivated, his heart pounding. He was still staring intently at the photo when a notification appeared: The sender has recalled the message.
He was confused, but another message followed almost immediately. Milena texted: [Sorry, Mr. Murphy, I sent that by mistake.]
Xander’s heart still was racing. That one photo instantly brought back the rush he’d felt the day he first saw “Milena” outside the mall. He quickly replied: [The photo’s gorgeous.]
Milena, on the other end of the phone, finally smiled.
Xander had been ignoring her for the past few days, and she’d been stressing out. She had finally come up with this plan: send Xander a picture of Cameron in women’s clothes and then recall it right after–just to see how he’d react.
The photo had been captured from the security footage in their living room. And sure enough, Xander had responded instantly.
Milena felt both jealous and thrilled. She then texted: [Thanks for the compliment, Mr. Murphy. And sorry again about the photo–it was meant for someone else.]
Without thinking, Xander replied: [Your boyfriend?] The second he hit send, he regretted it. He wanted to recall it, but before he could, Milena’s reply came through.
She texted: [Are you kidding? I’m still a student. There’s no way I have a boyfriend. My family’s super strict–no dating allowed.]
Xander was over the moon. Remembering that Cameron was in the dorm, he tried to keep it together, but he couldn’t stop smiling.
Milena sent another message. [Mr. Murphy, is my brother asleep yet?]
Xander replied: [Nope. He’s drawing something weird.]
Milena: [Really? Can you take a photo and send it to me?]
Xander: [Sure.]
Subscribed
