Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 565 Fake Brother

Asher’s face revealed a bitter expression while his eyes reflected a subtle look of mockery, though it was one directed at himself.

“Respond, Mr. Asher. You’ve always been a stickler for the rules. Don’t you know that you should answer honestly when the head of the family asks you a question?”

Gwendolyn tightened her grip on his chin and locked eyes with him, her gaze exuding a look of intimidation.

Asher remained silent. However, his mind wandered back to the words that Annie had whispered to him before she left.

She said, “Now that I’ve spoken up on your behalf, Gwendolyn won’t let you off the hook easily. Are you really not going to consider coming over to my side?”

She probably anticipated Gwendolyn’s arrival and deliberately said those provocative words to threaten our already fragile bond.

At that thought, he inadvertently furrowed his brows. Still, he remained silent throughout.

“Well, well. You did not even say anything truthful. Looks like you’ve chosen to help her!”

Gwendolyn’s anger flared up. Breathing deeply, she straightened her back and released her grip on his chin.

With a cold, disdainful smile, she remarked, “You’re truly her loyal brother. Whenever it comes to her. you’ll protect her no matter what. Asher, if Evelyn and I are both held at gunpoint one day and you only have one bullet, who would you save? Me or her?”

Asher’s eyes reddened as he saw her icy expression. He reached out to grab her hand. “Kiddo…

However, Gwendolyn took a step back when he stretched out his arm.

The small coffee table between them felt like an insurmountable barrier.

“No matter what, I will thoroughly investigate Annie’s identity. If you try to stop me, don’t blame me for disregarding whatever ties we share and dealing with you too.”

After saying those harsh words, Gwendolyn spun around and walked away.

“Kiddo… Gwendolyn, please listen to me.”

Holding onto his knees, Asher struggled to rise and stop her. However, his legs throbbed with excruciating pain, forcing him to pause for a long moment.

and pitiful expression, conveyed

gone was his once

stir in her heart, Gwendolyn stopped in her tracks. She turned

that she had given him the opportunity, it was up to him whether he made good

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her beautiful yet indifferent face, Asher analyzed the advantages and disadvantages

backing her up. Now that Dad has passed away and I’m suspended from duty, there’s no one supporting her. You can manipulate her however you want. However, Annie’s different. Paul’s a count of Ospea. He’s got the entire nobility backing him up. If you’re too insistent on

bring trouble upon herself and put herself in danger. He was genuinely

chin arrogantly, her gaze filled

the rules over the past few years, yet so many people still want me dead. Even my own brother is helping to conceal the truth from me. So, what is there left for me to

those evil–doers plotting against her behind the scenes was to become stronger herself. Others,

their eyes met, she cast

pale slowly

his mouth. Unable to explain himself, all he could do was

true identity instead of advising me to let her

she stomped out of the ancestral

two bodyguards, ensuring no one would

bowed respectfully when they

distant clouds and instructed the bodyguards, “Bring the whip over. Follow the rules

the bodyguards exchanged looks,

frowned. “Are my

to disobey. We’ll carry out your

Gwendolyn was a child, Marcus had built a small equestrian center at the foot of the mountain as she loved to

arranged for her first horse to be transported by air from Astoria as her birthday

that had her heading for

already brought the whip over.

was still writing inside. Even though he heard the footsteps, he did

Asher. The twenty whips are Ms.

look, Asher placed the

already accustomed to this due to his previous acts of self–abuse, he swiftly removed his jacket. All he wore for the punishment was a thin shirt.

Instead, she stood at the door for a long time until she heard the

the air, sending chills down