She's the Campus Prince

At Saunders Manor in Steerfall, Bradley stepped into the living room and immediately noticed that everyone was present, avet jorje akcept Calder adu was still on exchange in Montelita.

His expression remained unreadable behind his gold-rimmed glasses. Calmly, he greeted the room.

“Grandma. Dad. Mom. Osborne. Reginald. Eric. Dame. Simon. Everyone's here."

As for his youngest sister, Nell Saunders, Bradley barely spared her a glance before looking away without acknowledgment.

Still, Nell stood up with a smile. "Brad, you're back."

He glanced at her, cold and dismissive.

Nell sat down awkwardly.

Bradley turned to Eric. "Aren't you supposed to be at school? What are you doing here?"

Eric pressed his lips together. "Brad, don't play dumb. You know exactly why I'm here."

Bradley adjusted his glasses and looked toward Reginald. "Aren't you in the middle of filming?"

Reginald gave him a warm, practiced smile. "I made time."

Bradley settled into a single-seater armchair. Under the weight of everyone's

stares, he casually lifted a hand. "You want to start, or should I?"

Frederick's brow furrowed deeply. "Brad, tell me straight. Eric said you've fallen for a... boy. Is that true?"

The room visibly stiffened. Everyone's expression turned to disbelief.noveldrama

Bradley met his father's eyes and nodded without hesitation. "Yeah, Dad. It's true."

Frederick's jaw clenched. "What?!"

Beth stared at him, wide-eyed. "Brad, how... how could you possibly be into men?"

Bradley looked at her and replied evenly, "Mom, love has nothing to do with gender."

Beth was speechless.

Edith Saunders, his grandmother, leaned on her cane and spoke gently, "Brad, sweetheart, you're a boy. How can you

"Grandma, that kind of thinking is outdated. Times have changed," Bradley said calmly.

He had prepared himself for this moment a long time ago.

Osborne spoke next, lips tight, "Have we met him?"

Bradley gave Eric a look before shaking his head. “No. You don't know him."

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In truth, the Saunders family had seen Cameron/once, back when they were prepping for the SATS. But Bradley had no intention of dragging Cameron into this mess. Not yet. First, he had to deal with his family.

Only after that would he decide when and how to introduce Cameron to them.

Eric glanced at him but stayed silent.

He had never intended to drag Cameron into this. The problem wasn't Cameron. It was Bradley.

Bradley's feelings were the issue.

Even if it wasn't Cameron, it would've been someone else. The core of the problem didn't change.

So this wasn't Cameron's fault.

Reginald, who was no stranger to the diversity of relationships in the

entertainment industry, still felt a jolt of surprise. It hit different when it was his com brother.

He said nothing.

Nell let out a long sigh. "Brad, why do you always have to be so stubborn? Do you know how upset Dad, Mom, and Grandma have been because of this?

"Shut up," Damian snapped, glaring at her. "This has nothing to do with you. Who are you to pass judgment on Brad?"

Nell shrank back, speechless.

Seven-year-old Simon, propped against a cushion, didn't quite understand what was being discussed, but it all felt very serious.

Frederick's tone turned harsh. “Brad, I'm telling you right now. I don't approve. You need to be normal."

Bradley stared him down. "Define normal. Not being accepted by you makes me abnormal?"

Beth spoke next, her voice pained, "Brad, can't you just live a normal life? Don't you want children of your own someday? What about your future

"I don't need that," Bradley interrupted. "Mom, there are plenty of sons in the Saunders family. You don't need me to carry on the name."

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