— “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

a

Mom can’t escape this.

assistant, loyal

else

if Mom has a gun?”

“I really don’t know.

discusses things

thing she talked to me about

me enough to tell me

to build a good life with Clarissa

so strict with him,

she never trusted him, even though they had

Holden was just

women to have babies through IVF without marriage, Clarissa probably wouldn’t

but didn’t have the courage to act on

support elsewhere, though he never thought

too much in the marriage

Kathryn became the matriarch, hoping his patience would

Kathryn was replaced,

as much as he

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