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

the blood pooling on Asher’s

turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld

After all, Annie had almost shot someone

Gwendolyn was boiling with rage, her mind remained clear and sharp. “Take Paul along.

know Annie was going to do that, either…. I swear this has nothing to do

scoffed. “Furthermore, how is her shooting so accurate? In any case, you can forget about extricating yourself from this matter, Paul.

downcast and silent, while a man from Team Four

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

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

There’s a first–aid kit in the car parked by the coast. We can do some basic first–aid before

could also die from excessive blood loss, Gwendolyn tore off a long strip of fabric

quickly helped Asher onto the

do what needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and

anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna to do so.

Gwendolyn was peeved. “Are you really

nothing I do feels enough to make up for my

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

fell

his treatment and was transferred

as always, Sienna volunteered to buy food and excused herself from the room, thus giving the siblings an opportunity

nor Asher took

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

strangulation marks on her neck, so you

claims. There’s no evidence to prove that

guilt–trip him into doing her bidding. Alas, who knew this was only because she killed Mom

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