— “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 private

Mom can’t escape this.

assistant, loyal

one else can

not know if Mom has a gun?”

“I really don’t know.

mother never discusses things with

talked to me about was the marriages

enough to tell me anything else.”

build a good life with Clarissa when they were

was always so strict with him,

did for her, she never trusted him, even though they had been married for

Holden was just a

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

grew tired but didn’t have

sought emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought

invested too much in

became the matriarch, hoping his patience would

when Kathryn was replaced, his feelings

Shiloh as much

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