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.

Nico’s subordinates before she could fire off a second

blood pooling on Asher’s back, the more deviously she

condition, a furious Gwendolyn turned to Nico, Take Annie

even without Gwendolyn’s orders. After all, Annie had almost shot

mind remained

who fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was going to do that, either…. I swear

how is her shooting so accurate? In any case, you can forget

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

on the verge of

flesh wound. I’ll live.” Besides, we’re on an island off the coast… How is the ambulance going to

Let’s leave the island. There’s a first–aid kit in

off a long strip of fabric from her

that was done, she and Sienna quickly helped Asher onto the boat and left

be done. Nico escorted

despite being persuaded by the doctor and

was peeved. “Are you

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

be to see you in this much

by his sister, Asher fell silent

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

and excused herself from the room, thus giving the siblings an

she left, however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the initiative to

silence hung in the air for the longest time until the latter mustered enough courage

what exactly did Annie tell 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

I’ve heard is just Annie’s one–sided claims. There’s no evidence to

what she said is true, it’d mean she had kept Asher in the 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

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