Right after Byron found out what happened, he got on the phone with his lawyer.
Emily listened intently, trying to tell by the expressions on his face and what he was saying whether there was any hope for Nick. Byron seemed to be frowning a lot, but it was hard to tell whether he was just concentrating or something discouraging was being revealed.
“The bad news is he’s eighteen, so he’ll be tried as an adult,” Byron said after he got off the phone, “But maybe it could be possible for him to avoid serious jail time since he’s not a violent offender, at least I hope he’s not.”
“I don’t see him ever being violent,” Emily said, rubbing her temples, “Although he’s deceived me before so who knows? But no, it’s really unlikely.”
“Well, I guess dinner is cancelled,” Byron said, “let’s go get
