"And just what could he have done to earn your ire, darling?" The more important question was, did the action require punishment of any kind that she was qualified to hand out. Perhaps that question was best left unasked.
She gave a noncommittal sniff, and a sip of her wine. She didn't want to admit it, but she wasn't certain she could pull this one off. Anthony Morgan was as stubborn as she was, and had some sort of grudge against her. Or, she thought bitterly, her family name. She'd have to look into what she had left of her father's papers and see if there was some history there.
"Happier thoughts, darling. We need to arrange a house warming for Gregory. He moves into his new flat this week. I'm sure it'll take him awhile to get settled in." By that, she meant it would take her awhile to get him settled in, but the semantics were unimportant.