She's the Campus Prince novel Chapter 288

Chapter 288

Chapter 288

Half an hour later, Cameron arrived at the city’s busiest plaza.

Even from a distance, she spotted Austin sitting alone at the edge of the fountain.

He wore the school’s gym tee and dark blue sweatpants, his posture calm and still.

The neon lights overhead tinted his blond hair in streaks of green and pink, making his pale skin appear even lighter.

His sharp features and pensive gaze gave him an almost statuesque loneliness–quiet, brooding, older than his years.

A couple of girls had already approached him, but he simply shook his head in silence.

Behind him, jets of water leapt into the air in sync with music pulsing from nearby speakers.

But Austin didn’t seem to notice any of it–his amber eyes fixed on some invisible point far off in the distance.

Cameron walked over, one hand in her pocket, and stopped in front of him.

Austin looked up, and when his eyes landed on Cameron’s androgynously sharp face, a soft smile tugged at the corners of his lips. “You carne.”

Cameron dropped into the seat beside him. “Want to head back now, or do you need a little more time?”

She didn’t pry.

If Austin had been thrown out of his home, it had to be serious. No need to dig the knife in.

Austin turned to her. “Cam, are you sure it’s okay if I stay at your place?”

Cameron’s gaze flicked over his face, pausing for half a second on a scratch just below his ear. She nodded. “Yeah. It’s fine.”

Austin smiled, a little more relaxed. “Thanks.”

Cameron stood up. “Come on. Let’s ride back.”

They found two bikes at a nearby rack. Cameron unlocked hers through the app and swung a leg over the seat.

Austin stayed frozen in place, looking hesitant.

“What is it?” Cameron asked.

“I can’t pay for it,” Austin admitted, clearly uncomfortable.

Cameron didn’t say anything.

She just gave a short nod and then unlocked the second bike for him.

Cameron understood. Some parents controlled their kids through money.

Martin had done it to her more than once, and Austin’s family probably wasn’t much different.

“Thanks,” Austin said again, more sincerely this time.

“No problem,” Cameron replied.

They pedaled side by side through the evening streets.

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Chapter 288

On the way back, they stopped by a corner store where Cameron grabbed a set of pajamas, slippers, and toiletries for Auns

Austin took the bag from her, lips curled in a grateful smile. “Thanks, Cam. Seriously.”

He hadn’t expected Cameron to be this thoughtful.

Most guys weren’t.

When they arrived at Cameron’s house, Austin paused on the front step, eyes scanning the modern, tastefully designed exterior.

“You live here…alone?”

The house was huge. Luxuriously renovated. Easily worth several million.

Austin had heard Cameron didn’t come from much, but clearly, there was more to Cameron than met the eye.