Chapter 4

Melissa burst into tears. "Vivian, you can't do this. I didn't do anything wrong. You can't take away my job over a misunderstanding."

Lily echoed, "Mrs. Graves, this isn't fair. Everyone knows Melissa always does a great job."

I said, "Is breaking into my house part of her job?"

Zane clearly reached his limit. "Melissa is not leaving."

"Then maybe you should," I shot back.

He stared at me. "Don't push me."

"How am I pushing you?"

Zane dropped his voice to almost a whisper. "Vivian, this isn't the place for childish outbursts. Keep this up, and I'll suspend every…