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 she your boss too?”

“...Sort of.”

“How many bosses do you have, Emily?” Jackson laughed wryly. “Whatever, you’re under Vincent’s spell now, and nothing I say will get through to...