Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

"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.

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

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

medical technology back then had allowed women to have babies

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

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 biological child. Kathryn, his real daughter, had grown up in the countryside and was already in her twenties when she returned.

from Holden,