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

stared at the blood pooling on

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

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

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

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

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.

silent, while a man from Team Four hurriedly put him in handcuffs.

Sienna was so worried about Asher’s gunshot wound that she was on the verge of tears.

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

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

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

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

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

to be anesthetized despite being persuaded

was peeved. “Are you

still feel guilty about it, but nothing I do feels enough to make up for my mistakes. Now that I finally

be to see you

by his sister, Asher fell silent and

completed his treatment and was

Sienna volunteered to buy food and excused herself from the room, thus giving the siblings

nor Asher took the initiative

longest time until the latter mustered enough

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

Gwendolyn replied, “Everything I’ve heard is just Annie’s one–sided claims. There’s no evidence to prove that what she said was true. I’d need

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 all along, yet she still intentionally preyed on

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