........pov
"Your cousin is not your friend, what she did to you, she did to me as well. She is not a force to be reckoned with , she craves power, more than she lets people see. Showing her you want to start war, proves you're picking a battle you can hardly win." My mother had distatefully stated.
"Why did she want to kill you?" I watched as my mother swallowed painfully at the question.
As though coaxing her heart in a shield from any emotions.
"Jessica saw me as a threat, i once dated Rorberto Accardi, your boyfriends father. At the time, Jessica's parents, my sister and her husband,were Rorberto's right hand. Their daughter Jessica was a dear friend to young derrick. The circle that consisted of three, their other friend, Ashton white. "
It suddenly clicked in Marie's head
"Jessica wanted her parents to take over the Accardi mafia didnt she?"