!" ▁Script writer ▁Patrick ▁Hom es ▁found ▁it ▁easy ▁to ▁write ▁stories ▁for ▁Jac ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁" defined " ▁character isation . ▁Marcel ▁reflected ▁on ▁her ▁character ' s ▁character isation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁stating ▁that ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁how ▁Jac ▁" s ays ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁people ▁wouldn ' t ▁normally ▁say , ▁or ▁would ▁at ▁least ▁think ▁about ▁first ". ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁actress ▁op ined ▁that ▁Jac ▁is ▁more ▁gentle ▁than ▁she ▁was ▁upon ▁her ▁introduction . ▁She ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁would ▁t ough en ▁up , ▁but ▁expected ▁her ▁to ▁experience ▁some ▁pain ful ▁stories ▁first . ▁ ▁Though ▁Jac ▁rarely ▁falls ▁in ▁love , ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁a verse ▁to ▁using ▁sexual ▁manip ulation ▁to ▁achieve ▁her ▁goals , ▁for ▁example ▁she ▁has ▁had ▁roman ces ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁colle agues ; ▁consult ant ▁Nick ▁Jordan ▁( Michael ▁French ), ▁who ▁she ▁let ▁" to o ▁close ▁and ▁was ▁burn ed ", ▁and ▁foundation ▁doctor ▁Oliver ▁Valent ine ▁( James ▁Anderson ). ▁Not ing ▁this ▁trait , ▁television ▁critic ▁Jim ▁Sh elle y ▁described ▁Jac ▁as ▁a ▁" man - e ating ▁android ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁writers ▁planned ▁to ▁re ju ven ate ▁Jac ' s ▁nast y ▁persona . ▁Produ cers ▁created ▁a ▁medical ▁story ▁which ▁leaves ▁Jac ▁conflic ted ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁tre ating ▁an ▁infant ▁patient . ▁When ▁Jac ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁baby ▁Fre ya ▁who ▁requires ▁heart ▁surg