All presents were paralyzed, unable to process what had just happened. Tommaso's cry of pain echoed in the air, silencing the crowd as he held one of his wounded hands. Gazes turned towards the direction where the shot was fired, revealing Angelo Messina, calm and composed, holding his pistol.
Amidst the tension, Angelo holstered his gun and addressed the attendees in a calm voice.
"I'm sorry for what happened, but I couldn't let an intruder disturb my guests."
"That doesn't justify shooting!"Mia exclaimed, appearing among the guests. Mathew tried to hold her back, but she evaded him and stood in front of Messina. "You could have killed him!"
"Believe me, if I wanted to kill him, I would have,"Messina replied, staring at Mia. He turned to the others and continued, "Now, pleas
