— “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.

reported

a private

Mom can’t escape this.

loyal only to

else

you really not know if Mom

“I really don’t know.

never discusses things

thing she talked to me about was

tell me anything else.”

to build a good

always so

trusted him, even though they had

just a means to have

technology back then had allowed women to have babies through IVF without marriage, Clarissa probably wouldn’t have even needed

tired but didn’t have the courage to act on

sought emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought of divorcing

much in

the

Kathryn was replaced,

as much as he

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