Questions $1$ and $2$ are based on the following facts.

Stellar Stationery Supplies Corporation manufactures and sells stationery supplies at its store five miles from Lucas Hall. Stellar Stationery's owner is a graduate of the Leavey School of Business.

Xylon worked for many years as an employee of Stellar Stationery. Xylon is a highly sought$-$after stationery specialist who creates unique stationery designs.

Xylon's employment contract with Stellar Stationery was written and fully enforceable. The contract permitted Xylon to quit at any time without consequence, so long as he gave no less than a one$-$month notice. With two years remaining on his contract, Xylon properly notified Stellar Stationery on November $20,2023,$ that he was quitting and that his last day would be December $23,2023.$ Xylon fully performed his contractual duties through the remainder of his time employed with Stellar Stationery. Shortly after his last day, Xylon began working for Stellar Stationery's competitor, Premium Paper and Pens store, $1$ mile away from Stellar Stationery's store.

Xylon left Stellar Stationery because he was lured away by Premium Paper and Pens Corporation. Specifically, Premium Paper and Pens offered Xylon a $$200,000$ signing bonus to leave Stellar Stationery and work for Premium Paper and Pens. Xylon's abrupt departure was detrimental to Stellar Stationery because the company couldn't find a replacement for several months. Without Xylon, Stellar Stationery's profits dropped by $$300,000$ until Stellar Stationery could hire a replacement.

Question $1$: Based on the above facts, might Stellar Stationery Supplies Corporation have a valid lawsuit against Premium Paper and Pens Corporation for luring Xylon away from Stellar Stationery?

Group of answer choices

a$)$ Probably not, because Xylon's contract did not specify a non$-$compete distance.

b$)$ Probably, because a contract is not required for tort claims.

c$)$ Probably not, because Premium Paper and Pens did not prevent Xylon from performing his contract or make Xylon's performance more expensive or difficult.

d$)$ Probably, because Xylon became an employee of Premium Paper and Pens Corporation, and thus Premium Paper and Pens Corporation is liable for all of Xylon$$s torts.

e$)$ Probably, because Premium Paper and Pens Corporation knew about the long$-$term contract between Xylon and Stellar Stationary Supplies Corporation and intended to lure Xylon away.