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

she stared at the blood pooling on Asher’s back, the more deviously she grinned.

checking her brother’s condition, a furious Gwendolyn turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld

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

was boiling with rage, her mind

fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was

In any

downcast and silent, while a man from Team Four hurriedly put him in

that she was on the verge of tears.

It’s just a flesh wound. I’ll live.” Besides, we’re on an island off the coast… How is the

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

die from excessive blood loss, Gwendolyn tore off a long strip of fabric from her skirt and tied it around Asher’s wound to temporarily stop the

helped Asher onto the boat and left

splitting up to do what needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul

be anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna

was peeved. “Are

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,

mind?” 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

his sister, Asher fell silent and begrudgingly accepted the

and was transferred to an observation

from the room, thus giving the siblings an opportunity for a private, heart–to–heart talk.

left, however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took

like that, an awkward silence hung in the air for the longest time until the latter mustered

on her neck, so you

There’s no evidence to prove that what she said

so she could guilt–trip him into doing her bidding. Alas, who knew this was

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