Calculated Affection

In Richard's eyes, Sienna used to be utterly nothing but an embarrassment to the family. Any time she acted out, it was just "making trouble." But now that she's useful to him, her defiance is suddenly brushed off as merely "a child acting up."

He had double standards down to a fine art.

He asked, "Your birthday is coming up soon. Don't you want the dress your mother specially designed for you?"