— “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.

someone reported

a private

Mom can’t escape this.

loyal only

else can

not know if Mom has a gun?”

“I really don’t know.

discusses things with

talked to me about was the marriages of our three

tell me anything else.” Holden’s

he genuinely wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when they were

so strict with him,

matter how much he did for her, she never trusted him, even though they had been married

just a

medical technology back then had allowed women to have babies

didn’t have the courage

elsewhere, though he never thought of divorcing

had invested too much in the marriage

became the matriarch, hoping his patience

when Kathryn was replaced, his feelings

much as he loved

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