Venomous Ambitions

"What were you doing, Gia? Why would you deliberately upset your father?" Nadia's voice dripped with annoyance as she forcibly pulled her daughter away from the proximity of Alessia and Pietro.

Frustration seethed within Nadia, for she realized that Gia's impulsive actions could potentially jeopardize her carefully laid plans. The girl's foolishness threatened to undo everything she had worked so