Adrian refused.
"Mom! Emma and I are already legally married. You can accept it or not, but it's done."
Furious, Diane threw both Adrian and Lucas out.
Then she turned to me with a cold, unsettling look.
"Emma Hartley, I've heard plenty about you. The Mercer family has always valued respectability above all else, and I do not approve of this marriage. You were with Lucas for years, and then you walked out of your wedding and married someone else on the spot. You acted recklessly, with no regard for propriety or rules. You are nothing like the kind of woman I expected my son to marry, and I can't accept you."
She slid a bank card across the table.
"There are 20 million dollars on this card. I know your grandmother is in poor health. This is enough for both of you to live comfortably f
