Jackson said, “He got what he deserved. You don’t need to feel sorry for him.”

Emily replied, “That’s business. I don’t understand it, and I won’t feel sorry. Everyone walks their own path, and he chose his.”

“If you’d thought this way earlier, it would have been better.”

There was a knock on the door from outside. It was Amanda’s voice: “Emily, are you in there?”

Jackson glared at her. “Who is it?”

Emily answered, “Lucas’s agent.”

Jackson quipped, “Is ...