victoria still insists that betty get out of matt's life. betty starts having doubts and thinks maybe it's better to just bow out, but matt, furious over his mother's dislike for betty, gives victoria a piece of his mind and says that he is standing by his girlfriend [betty]. a stunned betty didn't want to be labelled by matt as his girlfriend, but apparently he does. eventually, betty is convinced as well, even though as she meets matt the following day, victoria still has a dislike for betty after they run into each other on the street. however, victoria has realised that she wants him to be happy, so she and betty agree to be civil.