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.

will left the majority of the estate to me, with my brothers getting only 2% each and my nieces

nothing set aside for my father’s retirement.” When Clarissa had forced Kathryn to leave Jensburg, she

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

the fortune Clarissa left, even without investments, Kathryn could live comfortably for the rest of

poured everything into securing

through shared moments growing

her sons, Clarissa had been

was simply how the

sons traditionally inherited the lion's share, in the Farrell family, daughters held

heirs, often inheriting most, if not

little over six months ago, right after my mother discovered

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

marriage and whatever love

would happen to him

or not the three sons chose to

they carried the Janzen

was

they're fighting to challenge

Liberty nodded.

it.” Dropping from a 10%

wealth, the brothers stood to lose tens of millions—possibly even