Tears streamed down Ivy's face. "The police came straight to the company and said they're investigating me! I almost died in that fire myself; there's no way I could be an arsonist!"
Her voice shook, and in a desperate burst of emotion, she sank to her knees before Violet. "I'm begging you… life at the company isn't easy for me. Don't ruin me!"
"Ivy, what are you doing?" Adrian's brow furrowed sharply as he pulled her into his arms.
Sobbing, Ivy gasped, "Don't ask me; ask her!"
Adrian turned to Violet.
Calmly, she nodded. "Yes. I was the one who called the police. Before the fire, she came to me and said, 'Let's see who Adrian cares about more.' I had every reason to be suspicious."
Shock, not anger, struck Adrian first. He had been with Violet for four years of dating and four years
