The context of the following conversation is Jan cannot pay the rent because she lost her job but Lee made her move out anyway.:
Lee says I had to make a really difficult decision..
The friend responds What was the decision in regards to?.
Lee responds Well unfortunately Jan lost her job and hence couldn't pay her rent..
The friend responds Oh no, that's unfortunate..
Lee responds Yeah I had to ask her to move out..
The friend responds That's a hard decision, but you have to do what you have to do..