Chapter 34

Emily's POV

"The person who ruined the dress is..."

My heart raced with both anticipation and relief as I stared at Eric, who seemed certain.

"The person who Collins points out," he said, nodding towards the man who walked in with him.

I watched anxiously, partially expecting him to meet Alice, who was my greatest suspect. To my horror and shock, he walked in Trisha's direction.

"This woman, Trisha David, is the culprit," he announced, but I shook my head.

It did not add up. Trisha was the warmest person who had worked with me at the Designers' Hub, and we had bonded well over the time we had spent together. The ruin of the dress had broken her as much as it had crushed me. She could not be the culprit.

I stepped up, staring squarely at Collins.

"You must be mistaken, Collins," I snapped, glaring in Eric's direction.

Was this another prank of his to get another of my friends in jail for what they knew nothing about?

"I am certain of what I am saying," he insisted, glaring at Trisha, w