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.

by Nico’s subordinates before she could fire off a second shot.

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

a furious Gwendolyn turned to Nico, Take Annie Steinfeld back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation!”

Nico would’ve done the same even without Gwendolyn’s orders. After all, Annie had almost shot someone dead, so how could anyone overlook such

though Gwendolyn was boiling with rage, her mind remained clear and

know Annie was going to

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 that easily.”

at the woman, downcast and silent, while a man

Asher’s gunshot wound that she was on the verge of tears. “Are you okay, Hubby? Should we call for an ambulance?”

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

a first–aid kit in the car parked by the coast. We can

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

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

needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while Gwendolyn and- Sienna rushed Asher to the hospital to remove

anesthetized despite being persuaded by the doctor and Sienna to

was peeved. “Are you really a

“I’ve let you down in the past and almost gat you killed by Evelyn on several occasions. I still feel guilty about it, but nothing I do feels enough to

to see you in this much pain? Why are you so selfish? Why can’t

his sister, Asher fell silent and begrudgingly

completed his treatment and was transferred to an observation ward to

to buy food and excused herself from the room, thus giving the siblings an opportunity for a private,

she left, however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the

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

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

contemplation, Gwendolyn replied, “Everything I’ve heard is just Annie’s one–sided claims. There’s no

could guilt–trip him into doing her bidding. Alas, who knew this was only because she killed Mom by removing her ventilator? Annie

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