"No, Angelo, this is not the way to their things," she told him calmly, hoping that her husband would heed her warning, but instead of pulling the trigger, Angelo gripped onto the gun much more tightly than before, daring himself to pull the trigger.
The entire time he stood face-to-face with his stepdaughter, Lexi, he thought of all the times that she had intentionally hurt him to prove a point. During their childhood days, Lexi would make it a point to let Angelo know that he was unwelcome in the Sorrentino family.
Most people viewed him as a strong man with no emotions, but standing there looking at his stepsister shivering with fear, Angelo could not help but feel an inkling of sympathy for her.
"Please," he heard Lexi whisper. Without wanting to waste any more time on her, he dropped the gun on the floor beside him. Just as a gun hit the floor, Lexi's heart relaxed, and she threw herself onto the sofa, panting heavily.