Lady in Charge / Payback in Pearls

On her first visit to son Miles Vale and daughter-in-law Cathy Jones’s new home, Maria Vale is humiliated when arrogant mistress Anna Cook mistakes her for Cathy. Anna throws a bank card in her face, offering three million for a divorce, and cruelly reveals Miles’s years of deceit. Maria learns her son has been funding his mistress with her money and allowing Anna to insult his wife. After the butler intervenes, Anna leaves a harsh ultimatum. Furious, Maria sends Cathy away to recover while she prepares to personally teach the shameless lovers a lesson.