Chapter 409
Elijah barely looked up when he heard Austin, just throwing him a cold glance without saying a word.
Austin leaned down, planting his palms on Elijah’s desk. His handsome face under that short blond hair was completely devoid of its usual smile. “E remember you didn’t used to treat me like this, it’s because of Cam, ko’t it?
Elijah was at a loss for words. Something about Austin right now felt off. Elijah frowned slightly as he sensed the intimidating energy radiating from him.
This wasn’t the same frail Austin who used to coughs after walking just a few steps. Instead, he had this commanding presence that led the room.
Elijah leaned back in his chair, trying to put some distance between them. “What do you want?”
Austin stepped back, a light smile returning to his face, “Want? Nothing. Ell I’m just wondering if there’s some misunderstanding between us.”
“You’re imagining things,” Elijah said coolly. He studied Austin more carefully. Just like that, Austin had shifted back to his usual fragile demeanor. “Was that intimidating vibe just my intagination? Elijah thought.
“Am 12” Austin smiled. “I hope so. But Eli, Cam, and I are really close friends. He’s my only friend.”
“Friends?” Elijah repeated, testing the word.
“Very, very important friends.” Austin emphasized. Besides his mother, Cameron was the most important person in his world.
“I’m heading to
to the library to study for a bit, Austin said, then left the dorm room.
Elijah sat at his desk, lost in thought. Austin and Cameron were friends. He and Cameron were friends too.
At Fraser Villa, Samuel lay in bed with broken ribs while his assistant stood nearby, reading documents aloud.
“Hold up,” Samuel interrupted suddenly.
“Mr. Fraser?” The assistant looked at him.
“What happened with that Cameron kid? Did the Wallaces get their theck back?” Samuel asked.
The assistant closed the file “Let me check on that, Mr. Fraser. Give me a minute.”
Ten minutes later, the assistant returned.
“Well?” Samuel asked impatiently.
“Cameron got his foster parents thrown in jail,” the assistant said.
Samuel’s jaw dropped. “What?”
There was a lot to unpack in that one sentence.
“Foster parents? Jail? What are you talking about Samuel asked, bewildered.
“Turns out Cameron isn’t actually the Wallaces kid,” the assistant explained. “His foster parents stole him from the hospital”
Samuel was speechless. No wonder that kid’s such a nightmare, he thought “And why the Wallaces didn’t have the guts to stand up to hin,
even their real son
snet
“So that little punk gets off scot–free?” Samuel slapped his thigh in frustration. He’d been counting on the Wallaces to deal with Cameron, but they’d
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