When you're a human being, what right do you have to play double standards?
"You went to Thomas Lancaster, weren't you trying to rely on Thomas to fix things? You went to Amber Edwards, you were also trying to rely on Amber to fix it for you. You even thought about going to James Black, and that was because you wanted to lean on James too." Jane Sampson's expression was mocking. "When you, Emily Lancaster, want to lean on other people, why don't you say you're weak and easy to bully? But when I lean on someone, suddenly I'm a useless coward?"
"Emily, you used Lancaster's wood business to get me to be their spokesperson and got what you wanted. Unfortunately, things didn't go the way you expected. They snowballed into something so out of control that you can't even afford the price now. You wallow in self‑pity, you blame a lot of people, but you've never once blamed yourself." Nina Rice clicked her tongue. "Don't you think your conceit is just pathetic?"
