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.

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

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

technology back then had

to act on it. He sought emotional support elsewhere, though he never thought of divorcing Clarissa. He

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

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.

remained distant from Holden, despite being her biological