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.

Nico’s subordinates before she could fire

pooling

to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to

would’ve done the same even without Gwendolyn’s orders. After all, Annie had

though Gwendolyn was boiling with rage, her mind remained clear and

the one who fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was

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

woman, downcast and silent, while a man from Team Four

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

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

first–aid kit

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

Sienna quickly helped Asher onto the

was back on the mainland, they wasted no time splitting up to do what needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul back to the Federal Bureau of

Asher refused to be anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna to

was peeved. “Are

gat you killed by 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

Gwendolyn snapped. “Do you know how worried Sienna must be to see you in this much pain? Why are you so selfish? Why can’t you spare a thought for

by his sister, Asher fell silent and

completed his treatment and was transferred to an observation ward to

excused herself from the room, thus giving the siblings an opportunity for a

left, however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the initiative

an awkward silence hung in the air for the longest time until the latter

exactly did Annie tell you when you two were in the villa? I saw strangulation marks on her neck, so you guys

just Annie’s one–sided claims. There’s no evidence to prove that what she said was

dark and used him as a pawn… She made Asher believe he was the reason her mother died so she could guilt–trip him into doing her bidding. Alas, who knew this was only because she killed Mom by removing her

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