From the moment Mrs. Dalton stepped through the door, Nanny Vaughn's heart began to pound. Her intention in calling was to give Joy Dalton a heads-up, but she never expected it would summon Mrs. Dalton instead. What's more, she never imagined Mrs. Dalton would pick a fight directly with Mrs. Sterling—and such a vicious one at that. 'How is this ever going to end…?'
Mrs. Dalton's words were so foul that Timothy Sterling couldn't listen any longer. With a dark expression, he said to Mrs. Dalton, "Mother-in-law, no matter what's going on, you can't just barge in here making baseless accusations and speak to my mother like that."
Since Timothy Sterling's late wife, Jean Dalton, was also Mrs. Dalton's daughter, and he had secretly obtained a marriage certificate with Joy Dalton, it was only natural for him to call Mrs. Dalton "Mother-in-law."
