— “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 that

a

Mom can’t escape this.

assistant, loyal

one else

if

“I really don’t know.

mother never discusses things

talked to me about was the marriages

me enough to tell

wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when they were

Clarissa was always so strict

for her, she never trusted him, even though they had been married for decades and had

Holden was just a means to have

medical technology back then had allowed women to have babies through IVF without marriage, Clarissa probably

but didn’t have the courage to act

emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought

invested too much in the marriage to

planned to stay until Kathryn became the

Kathryn was replaced, his

Shiloh as much

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