Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

take over. She's capable. Once Kathryn secures her place as matriarch, you can go wherever you like. I'll set you free."

"It's pointless. There are too many of them. The only way to stop them is if I die with them, and I'll make sure they never come back," Clarissa said bitterly. "Mr. Dunn, you've been with me for decades, and I trust you completely. If you survive, go find Kathryn and let her Mr. Dunn couldn't stay with Kathryn because Pedro was already by her side. But if he helped Clarissa bring Kathryn back and secure her position, he could retire peacefully- a good ending for his years of service. Clarissa closed her eyes. She could only save the one who mattered most.

Clarissa continued, "If I die, Holden will go down with me. Otherwise, he'll become too arrogant. Kathryn may be his daughter, but I worry he'll use his status to suppress her. As for my three sons... well, their fate is in their own hands."

Holden had warned his sons, but they didn't listen, thinking they could avoid trouble. Who could they blame but themselves? Holden's main concern was his children and grandchildren because they carried the Janzen name. Clarissa's priority was Kathryn, who carried her

name.

"Someone's coming. That's all for now," Clarissa said, hanging up the phone and placing it back on the table as if nothing had happened.

person who entered was Kathryn's

makeup and mimicking Kathryn's mannerisms, even Holden and his sons didn't realize this wasn't the real Kathryn. Holden was relieved when he saw "Kathryn" still at the mansion and assumed Clarissa hadn't made arrangements for her to leave. Believing Kathryn was safe at home, Holden felt confident their family wouldn't fall

stay close to their sister, even if it meant just being followers. He had a feeling that if a crisis came, Clarissa would save Kathryn first,

followed

Kathryn and Clarissa

asked calmly. "Have the tribe

his brothers also greeted