Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 3639

“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. Plus, someone reported that Mr. Dunn had a private gun. Mom can’t escape this. He’s her assistant, loyal only to her. No one else can command him. Dad, do you really not know if Mom has a gun?” 
Holden sighed. “I really don’t know. Your mother never discusses things with me. The only thing she talked to me about was the marriages of our three sons. She doesn’t trust me enough to tell me anything else.” 
Holden’s expression darkened. Despite his past mistakes, he genuinely wanted to build a good life with Clarissa when they were young. But Clarissa was always so strict with him, always suspicious. No matter how much he did for her, she never trusted him, even though they had been married for decades and had four children together. 
To Clarissa, Holden was just a means to have children. If medical technology back then had allowed women to have babies through IVF without marriage, Clarissa probably wouldn’t have even needed Holden. 
Eventually, Holden grew tired but didn’t have the courage to act on it. He sought emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought of divorcing Clarissa. He had invested too much in the marriage to walk away. He planned to stay until Kathryn became the matriarch, hoping his patience would pay off. 
But when Kathryn was replaced, his feelings shifted. He loved Shiloh as much as he loved Clarissa. He wanted to build a deep father-daughter bond with Shiloh, believing that when she became the matriarch, his standing in the Farrell family would improve. But fate wasn’t on his side. 
The daughter he had loved for over 20 years, Shiloh, wasn’t his biological child. Kathryn, his real daughter, had grown up in the countryside and was already in her twenties when she returned. It was too late to form a close bond. Holden had given all his fatherly love to Shiloh and couldn’t easily accept Kathryn. He couldn’t even pretend to. 
Kathryn, in turn, remained distant from Holden, despite being her biological father. 
Holden felt as if fate had struck him hard, forcing him to face reality. He realized he couldn’t rely on Kathryn in his old age. Thankfully, he still had his three sons. As long as they were doing well, he could still enjoy a good life, with food, drink, and the joy of grandchildren. 
But that cruel woman, knowing the danger, still called him and his three sons back. Did she want them all to die with her? 
How vicious can she be?