Her careful planning had been ruined, overthrown by the two people she was watching get married. The man was tall and strong, and the girl reminded her too much of her grandmother, which only confirmed her decision to halt her plan of attack. No, she couldn’t in clear conscious continue to scheme against someone who looked so much like Nonna.
She would have to do some thinking on the next steps she needed to take. Her goal was the same, but her methods needed to be changed.
She’d been using Kathleen to get information on her daughter’s whereabouts. After all, the woman wasn’t really a good mother. Not like she’d been to Dante.
Thinking about Dante, she knew he deserved to be head of the family and she silently wished she could be next to him in the hospital as he recovered. She longed for that day when he would know everything she’d done for him, everything she’d sacrificed. Because of the love she had for him, much like a mother to her only child, her only desire was to see him succeed. Katie Derby was just a bump in the path to his greatness. She would make sure he took the power that was due him, the wealth, and the family rights.
There were, after all, other methods for accomplishing her desires, but she had a few minor details to dispose of first. She watched the young couple walk towards her and when her brother said her name, she finally stepped forward to meet her niece for the first time.