— “Dad, why?” Marco asked.

Holden lowered his voice.

““Your mother wants to invite people from Wiltspoon to dinner.

Do you think that’s a good idea? Even if she’s trying to do something good, they won’t accept It.

They’re set on getting revenge for the previous matriarch.” Noel added, “They can only suspect that Mom was involved in the previous matriarch’s death, but they have no proof.” ‘“They’re people of status,” Holden replied.

“They wouldn’t do anything without evidence.

If they did, they’d risk jail.

They have more to lose.” Sage nodded in agreement.

Marco said thoughtfully, “I heard the previous matriarch’s assistant has returned.

He’s almost a hundred years old and still alive.

He’s back in Jensburg and knows a lot about what happened.

This isn’t simple.

someone reported that

a

Mom can’t escape this.

assistant, loyal

else can command

really not know if Mom

“I really don’t know.

never discusses

talked to me about was the marriages of our

doesn’t trust me enough to tell me anything else.”

his past mistakes, he genuinely wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when

was always so strict with

trusted him, even though they had been married for decades and had

was just

women to have babies

but didn’t have the courage to act on

support elsewhere, though

too much in the

to stay until Kathryn became the matriarch, hoping

Kathryn was replaced, his feelings

Shiloh as much as he loved

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