Emerson didn't want to dignify her with a response, what with the way she was talking to Reed and all the yelling that was going on. It didn't hurt him any that she was yelling at him, but he was bothered by how she and her husband were laying into Reed. "I'm someone who loves your son more than you ever could," he replied calmly. He knew it would probably only anger them further, but this was a moment when he couldn't just go along with it.