Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 590

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.

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

more she stared at the blood pooling on

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

the same even without Gwendolyn’s orders. After all, Annie had almost shot someone dead, so how could anyone

rage, her mind remained clear and sharp. “Take Paul

too.”

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….

her shooting so accurate? In any case, you can

a

that she was on the verge of

the pain and shook his head. “No. It’s just a flesh wound. I’ll live.” Besides, we’re on

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 the

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

she and Sienna quickly helped Asher onto the boat

up to do what needed to be done. Nico escorted Annie and Paul back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while Gwendolyn and- Sienna

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

peeved. “Are you really

throat. Asher croaked out, “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 make up for my mistakes. Now that I finally have the

must be to see you in this much

sister, Asher fell silent and

he completed his treatment and was transferred to an observation ward to

the room, thus giving the siblings

however, neither Gwendolyn nor Asher took the initiative to

air for the longest time until the latter mustered enough

the villa? I saw strangulation marks on her

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

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