— “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.

reported

a

Mom can’t escape this.

assistant, loyal only to

one else

not know if Mom has a gun?” Holden

“I really don’t know.

mother never discusses

about was the

tell me anything else.” Holden’s

wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when

so strict with him, always

never trusted him, even though they had been married for decades and

was just a

back then had allowed women to have babies through IVF without marriage, Clarissa probably wouldn’t

grew tired but didn’t have the courage to act on

elsewhere, though he never thought

too much in the

until Kathryn became the matriarch, hoping his patience would pay

when Kathryn was replaced,

much

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