"Sue the Johnsons?" The lawyer repeated, his expression teetering on the edge of laughter.
"I said what I said," Emily replied firmly.
"Well, that's bonkers!" He chuckled, leaning back in his chair. "You cannot be serious."
"Are you going to help me or not?" Emily's tone was unyielding.
The lawyer froze, the humor draining from his face as he studied her. "You're serious about suing the Johnsons?"
"As serious as a heartbeat," Emily said, her voice steady.
"Are you crazy?"
"If they’re going to let my brother, who has never been involved in this mess, take the fall for them, then I’ll make sure they fall too."
"Emily," he said, his eyes widening in disbelief, as if this was the dumbest thing he’d ever heard. "You cannot sue the Johnsons."
"Then make them treat it like a Johnson case
