The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 590 Cedrick Has His Suspicions 

“Annie kicked over the fuel tank earlier and wanted to set it on fire to perish with me. Thankfully, I managed to stop her in time,” Gwendolyn explained before nodding toward the lighter dropped outside the cage. “There. That’s what she was about to use.”

“I can’t believe she still has the cheek to pull a stunt like this. She’s incorrigible!” Nico fumed.

Asher, too, was grim–faced as he glowered at Paul. “What are you waiting for? Open the cage now,” he ordered, his voice hoarse but authoritative.

Paul then gestured to his bodyguards, who promptly pressed a switch on the opposite wall to raise the giant cage back to the ceiling.

Without further ado, Nico and the others walked to Gwendolyn. “Has Annie told you about Mom’s cause of death?” Asher asked.

Gwendolyn nodded. “Yes. It’s all over. Haul her away, Nico, I want to look into every crime she has committed over the years.”

“Sure, Gwendolyn.”

Not wanting to stay a second longer, the woman turned around and left.

Coincidentally, Annie had regained consciousness and glared at Gwendolyn’s retreating figure.

“Gwendolyn, you may not have dared to strangle me to death, but I sure as hell have the guts to kill you…

With that, she pulled out a concealed pistol before Nico’s men could grab her, aimed it at Gwendolyn, and pulled the trigger.

Having noticed what Annie was up to, Asher shouted, “Kiddo!”

Since he was also the nearest to Gwendolyn, he instinctively hugged her and shielded her from the attack

Bang!

Following the gunshot, a bullet pierced Asher’s back, causing him to wince in pain. Despite that, he continued to cling to his sister, determined to protect her.

subordinates before

she stared at the blood pooling on

to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to the Federal Bureau of

same even without Gwendolyn’s orders. After all, Annie had almost shot someone dead, so how could anyone overlook such a serious

though Gwendolyn was boiling with rage, her mind

who fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was going to do that, either…. I swear this has nothing

get her hands on a gun, then?” Gwendolyn scoffed. “Furthermore, how is her shooting so accurate? In any case, you can forget about extricating

downcast and silent, while a man from Team Four

was so worried about Asher’s gunshot wound that she was on the verge

head. “No. It’s just a flesh wound. I’ll live.” Besides, we’re on

more and furrowed her brows. “Come on. Let’s leave the island. There’s a first–aid kit in the car parked by the coast. We can do some basic first–aid before sending Asher to

a long strip of fabric from her skirt and tied it around Asher’s wound to

was done, she and Sienna quickly helped

to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna to do

“Are you

Evelyn on several occasions. I still feel guilty about it, but nothing I do feels enough to make up for my mistakes. Now that I finally have the honor to take a bullet for you, I say we skip the

mind?” Gwendolyn snapped. “Do you know how worried Sienna must be to see you in this much

sister, Asher fell silent

long, he completed his treatment and was transferred to an observation

buy food and excused herself from the room, thus giving the

neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the initiative

hung in the air for the longest time until the latter mustered enough courage to start a conversation.

you when you two were in the villa? I saw strangulation marks on her neck, so you guys must’ve fought quite a bit. Was it about the truth behind

is just Annie’s one–sided claims. There’s no evidence to prove

him into doing her bidding. Alas, who knew this was only because she killed Mom by removing her ventilator? Annie had known this all along, yet she still intentionally preyed on Asher’s

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