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.

Annie was apprehended by Nico’s subordinates before she could fire off

the blood pooling on Asher’s back, the more

condition, a furious Gwendolyn turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to

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

mind remained clear and sharp. “Take Paul

hearing that, Paul whimpered. “Ms. Harris, I wasn’t the one who fired the gun. I didn’t know Annie was going to do that, either…. I

her hands on a gun, then?” Gwendolyn scoffed. “Furthermore, how is her shooting so accurate? In any case, you can forget about extricating yourself from this matter, Paul. You won’t get off the hook

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

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

endured the pain and shook his head. “No. It’s just a flesh wound. I’ll live.” Besides, we’re on an island off the coast… How is the ambulance going

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

one could also 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 bleeding.

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

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 Federal Bureau of Investigation

everyone’s surprise, Asher refused to be anesthetized despite being

was peeved. “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

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 for

scolded by his sister, Asher fell silent and begrudgingly

he completed his treatment and was transferred to an

always, Sienna volunteered to buy food and excused herself from the

however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the initiative to speak

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

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

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

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 guilt to