Holden cursed under his breath but couldn't deny that Kathryn possessed the cold, calculated cruelty typical of the Farrell family's head.

Clarissa had grown particularly fond of Kathryn in her later years, realizing that Kathryn embodied the sharpness and ruthlessness inherent in the Farrell women.

Yet, it was a cruel irony. Clarissa's most cherished daughter-the one she had protected and supported at all costs-ultimately turned her back on her.

Sometimes, Holden wondered: if the butler hadn't switched her at birth, and Kathryn had been raised alongside them, would things have been different? With Kathryn's cunning, could she have stood up to the powerful families of Wiltspoon?

One thing was certain no matter what, Kathryn wouldn't have treated her parents and brothers with such cold indifference.

"Pedro is an enigma," Noel remarked, breaking Holden's thoughts. "We don't really know the extent of his abilities."

Sage responded with confidence, "No matter how skilled he is, he's still just one man. Everyone has a weakness. If we strategize, we can handle him. Even if we can't eliminate him outright, we can at least get Kathryn to send him away. If he's gone for even a day or two, I'll have my opening."

their best shot. The four Janzen family members huddled together, whispering about how to lure Pedro away and seize the opportunity to

Farrell family mansion in Jensburg was bustling with

family elders for dinner, sparking widespread

a "Hongmen Banquet," much like her late mother, and eliminate

set to become the new

elders and choose an auspicious day for Liberty to officially take over as the Farrell family's

and Liberty. But appearances mattered. Liberty wanted to show respect to

in Clarissa's

unilaterally. She'd

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pass the word down to the younger generation. While occasional family meetings were held, they were largely

sidelined, and their influence

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