— “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.

her assistant, loyal only

else can

not know if Mom

“I really don’t know.

mother never discusses

talked to me about was

me enough to tell me anything else.” Holden’s expression

wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when

so strict with him,

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

was just a means to have

women to have babies

didn’t have the courage to act on

sought emotional support elsewhere, though he

too much in the marriage

stay until Kathryn became the matriarch, hoping his

when Kathryn was replaced,

Shiloh as much as he

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