Can’t Win Me Back

Amber stared at the sparklers vacantly as tears welled up in her eyes. She clutched her fists, holding back her emotions.

"Cjoin me! Let's have sfun." Axel bounced up to her and handed her a sparkler with eyes that shone bright like the sun.

She accepted the sparkler with trembling fingers, knowing that he must have cprepared with them. It was impossible to get this stuff at the

remote location of the orphanage.

The light from her sparklers danced on her face. A smile appeared on her face. She took on a resemblance to the girl in the locket when she smiled.

"Do you like that massive fireworks show | put on for you the last time?" He glanced at her before asking.

Staring at the sparkler in her hand, she replied softly, "Yeah."

"Well, that doesn't mean anything. I'm not as rich as Landon Harper. Can't afford a showy performance worth tens of millions," Axel blurted out.

She flashed a faint smile at him, having been used to his blunt and outspoken manner—probably the reason he was single.

satisfied. "Anything that belongs tois the best in the

enjoyed anything to her name, she treasured every single moment of

sparkler was about to go out, Axel tilted his head and whispered into

looked like before."

He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and put a hand at the back of

He added, "I'll remember how you looked

all her blood rush to her head.

have gone out, but the passion in their

by a jarring ringtone from her phone. She coughed awkwardly before drawing away from him. She checked her phone and saw Carl's non the screen—a sight that hurt her eyes and burst her

"Hello?" she croaked.

host two guests from Tsulu," Carl informed her

sportscar, fearing that

partners?"

you to keep them happy. You don't need to know anything

vigilant

offering, "They are Mr. Schmidt's business partners. This deal is important to

market. Ms. Altman, you'll have to