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Chapter 83

An Enemy Among us

The next day, Mr Dante called Steve over at his house before he went to work,

He was nervous and wondered if the detective had mentioned anything concerning Alex.

When he got home, he found both his parents having breakfast, his mom looked a lot better compared to when they moved out

"Good morning mom" he said kissing her cheeks

"Morning Honey" Mrs Dante replied

"Join us for breakfast" Mr Dante said, Steve joined his parents for breakfast,

"Where is Alex?" He asked

"He didnt come home last night, he won't even take my calls, I don't know what to do with that boy" Mrs Dante said with a sign,

"He is probably with Lizzy, you shouldn't worry so much about him, he is old enough to take care of himself" Steve commented

"I wish he was more like you, you know, I would be happy if he was more involved with the company" Mr Dante said, Steve thought about the argument he had with Alex, he knew how disappointed his parents would be if they knew what Alex was
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