The Donna’s Revenge

Via was taken aback for a moment, but she quickly composed herself.

"May I ask why?"

I leaned back in my chair and watched her for a long while before I spoke.

"No reason."

Daniel panicked at once, forgetting all his usual manners, and leaned in close to my ear.

"Mother, Via is a good girl. I love her."

"And her father is the Don of the Vitale family. A marriage between our two families would take both of us to a whole new level."

"Please, just think it over and let us be together."

I looked at Via. "You're Louis Vitale's daughter? Then your mother would be Jessica?"

"That's right." She lifted her chin, all smug pride.

No one knew my hatred had just hit its boiling point!

My mother was once the Donna of the Vitale family.

It was only because she got pregnant and gave birth that my father took over the family business.

As a child, I couldn't understand why my father condemned my mom to death without even listening to her side of the truth.

Later I understood. As long as my mother lived, he would never hold real power.

So, the very status Viya prides herself on should have belonged to my mother and brother all along. She and her

vile mother of hers belonged in hell, spat on by the world.

Not standing where they were now, looked up to by everyone!

I took a deep breath. It took me a long moment to force everything back down. I pulled my gaze off Via and turned to Daniel.

"Your wife can be anyone in the world, but never her!"

Via's composure finally cracked.

"Do you have something against me?"

I sneered. "What? Am I not being obvious enough?"

Via's face flushed red, her eyes brimming with rage as they fixed on me.

"My whole life, no one has ever dared to refuse me what I wanted. You're the first. I hope you won't come to regret it."

With that, she turned and left.

Daniel grew agitated. "Mother, what did Via ever do to you, that you'd wound her pride like this? We respected you, that's the only reason we came to ask your blessing, and look what you've done, you've driven her away. Fine, then. Whether you approve or not, I'm marrying her. I'll announce it tomorrow!"

He threw the words at me and went after Via without a backward glance.

I watched him go and gave a faint smile.

Not my own blood, after all. An ungrateful fool I could never win over.

When I first found him, he was just a baby.

Thinking of my little brother, whose life was stolen the moment he entered this world, my heart softened, and I brought the child home.

I never imagined he'd turn on me for a scheming woman who wanted to climb her way to the top.

The kind of fool who gets sold out and then thanks them for it.

So be it. I'd deal with all the trash at once.