Wooing My Ex-Wife

“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.

by Nico’s subordinates before she could

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

turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to the Federal Bureau

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

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

fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was going to do that, either…. I swear this has nothing to do with me.”

so accurate? In any case, you can forget about extricating yourself from this matter, Paul.

at the woman, downcast and silent, while a man from Team Four hurriedly put

that she was on the verge of tears. “Are you okay, Hubby? Should we call for

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

more and furrowed her 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 Asher to

blood loss, Gwendolyn tore off a long strip of fabric from

and Sienna quickly helped Asher onto the

the group 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

everyone’s surprise, Asher refused to be anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna to do so.

“Are you really a masochist?”

enough to make up for my mistakes. Now that I finally have the honor to take a bullet for you, I say we skip the anesthesia, The more pain I feel, the more I can absolve myself

of your 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

his sister, Asher fell silent and begrudgingly

was transferred to an observation ward to

herself from the room, thus giving

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

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 it about the truth behind our mother’s death?”

There’s no evidence to prove that what she said was true. I’d need

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 knew this was only because she killed Mom by removing her ventilator? Annie had known this