Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Mr. Jimenez was still alive, but his return was motivated by revenge for his master and to remind Clarissa that she would never truly have his love.

With Clarissa gone, all the love, bitterness, and grudges vanished with her.

Thankfully, before she passed, she had felt regret for the way she treated her older sister.

“Your mother was a sharp woman, Liberty remarked.

Clarissa had been ruthless but meticulous.

She planned everything down to her funeral, ensuring that Holden and his sons couldn't easily break away from the Farrell family.

As head of the family, Clarissa was responsible and strategic.

But as a mother, she showed clear favoritism.

Outwardly, she doted on her three sons, but when it came to dividing her estate, she was brutally practical.

“Did the later will change the way the estate was split?” Liberty asked, already suspecting the answer.

Kathryn nodded.

“Yes.

me, with my brothers getting

was nothing set aside for my father’s retirement.” When Clarissa had forced Kathryn to leave Jensburg, she revealed that most of her personal wealth would be

daughter to have enough to start fresh with Pedro, far from the shadows of Jensburg, where they could

Clarissa left, even without investments, Kathryn

everything into securing

with Clarissa hadn’t been built through shared moments growing

to her sons, Clarissa had

simply how the

inherited the lion's share, in the Farrell

were the true heirs, often inheriting most, if not all, of the

new will was written a little over six months ago, right after my mother discovered my

what drove her to revise the will and remove any support for him,” Kathryn

of marriage and whatever love they

what would happen to him in his later

sons chose to care for

carried the

priority was

wonder they're fighting to challenge

Liberty nodded.

Dropping from a 10% share to just

Clarissa’s wealth, the brothers stood to lose tens