Chapter 36

Arnaud reached out and yanked Sylvia from Cody's grip. Then, he pulled her behind him and shot a cold glare at Cody. "Say what you're going to say, but keep your hands to yourself." There was an unspoken warning in his gesture—especially when Cody had touched someone that belonged to him. Cody was stunned by Arnaud's actions. He looked at Sylvia, then at his friend, and he almost felt like the universe was seriously piling on the injustice. "Ms. Reid isn't your girlfriend, so why are you getting so worked up?" "Get out," Arnaud spat. Cody was speechless. "I'll call your father and have him come to escort you out himself," Arnaud added. Cody hurriedly pleaded, "No, I'll leave. I'm leaving right now." With that, he bolted from the CEO's office as if he were running a 100-meter dash. Sylvia blinked, then tilted her head to look up at Arnaud. "Do you think Mr. Mills will suspect something's going on between us after what just happened?" she asked. "No." The truth was, Cody just w