Wooing My Ex-Wife

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.

before she could fire off

stared at the blood pooling on

checking her brother’s condition, a furious Gwendolyn turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation!”

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

her mind remained clear and

wasn’t the one who fired the gun. I didn’t know

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 hurriedly put

was on the verge of tears. “Are

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

the island. There’s a first–aid kit in the car parked by

strip of fabric from her skirt and tied it

that was done, she and Sienna quickly helped Asher

no time splitting up to do what needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul back to the Federal Bureau of

to be anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and

peeved. “Are you really a

the dryness in his throat. Asher croaked out, “I’ve let you down in the past and almost gat you killed by Evelyn on several occasions. I still feel guilty about it, but nothing I do feels enough to

“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

sister, Asher fell silent and begrudgingly accepted the

long, he completed his treatment and was transferred to

from the room, thus giving the siblings an

neither Gwendolyn nor Asher

an awkward silence hung in the air for the longest time until the latter mustered enough courage to start

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

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

so she could guilt–trip 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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