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.

before she could

the blood pooling on Asher’s back, the more

to Nico, Take Annie

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

though Gwendolyn was boiling with rage, her

too.”

the gun. I didn’t know Annie was going to do that,

did she get her hands on a gun, then?” Gwendolyn scoffed. “Furthermore, how is her shooting so accurate? In

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

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

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

brows. “Come on. Let’s leave the island. There’s a first–aid kit in the car parked by

Gwendolyn tore off a long strip of fabric from her skirt and tied it around Asher’s wound to temporarily

helped Asher onto

group 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 while Gwendolyn and- Sienna rushed Asher to the hospital to remove the

surprise, Asher refused to be anesthetized despite being persuaded by the

Gwendolyn was peeved. “Are

“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

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

his sister, Asher

and was

volunteered to buy food and excused herself from the room,

left, however, neither Gwendolyn nor

that, an awkward silence hung in the air for the longest time

tell you when you two were in the villa? I saw strangulation marks on her neck, so you guys must’ve fought quite a

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

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