If she offended him too, would she become the family's archenemy?

Yet she felt reluctant to quietly endure the insult from Bennett's brother.

Before she could decide on a response to Darnley's inevitable sarcasm, he said, "Bennett's marriage to you is just a ploy to irritate our dad!"

Embarrassed, Claudia said, “Well... But our marriage is legally documented."

With a scoff, Darnley countered, "In two years, he'll leave you!