"Send her away," Madam Burton commanded, her voice as icy as a winter storm. "I can put up with a shrewd daughter-in-law, even one who's only after the Burton family fortune. As long as she knows her wealth depends on treating Conor right, I can live with it."
Elodie gave a nod of agreement.
"But as for Stacey," Madam Burton's gaze turned steely, "If word got out about Conor's foolish and unattractive wife, wouldn't we become a joke?"
"You're right, Madam," Elodie agreed. "But do you think the Hampton family will agree to this?"
"What does their opinion matter?" Madam Burton snapped back. "Once Stacey married Conor, she became a Burton. We can handle our own business. As I've said before, we'll ensure she lives comfortably. We won't return her to the Hamptons, but she certainly can't b
