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CHAPTER 64

Alexa sat on the couch in Cody's living room, idly flipping through TV channels while Cody paced around the room, muttering to himself. He had been like this ever since Jade had brought up Anthony Brown, and it was starting to get on Alexa's nerves.

Finally, unable to take it anymore, she turned to him and asked, "What's going on with you, Cody? You've been acting weird for days now."

Cody paused in his pacing and glared at her. "What do you mean, acting weird? I'm fine."

"You're clearly not fine," Alexa countered. "You've been pacing around and muttering to yourself. Is it because of what Jade said about Anthony Brown?"

Cody's face darkened. "Yeah, it is. I can't stop thinking about it. I'm glad I didn't choose Jade to take on that job."

Alexa raised an eyebrow. "Why's that? You seemed pretty impressed with her skills."

"I was," Cody admitted. "But now I'm starting to think she's not as trustworthy as I thought she was. I mean, she's practically drooling over Anthony Brown