Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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.

"No, this is good." She smiled gently, satisfied. "Anything that belongs tois the best in the world.”

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

out, Axel tilted his head and whispered into her ear, "Now, you're

looked like before."

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

together. He added, "I'll remember how you

all her blood rush to her head. She blushed, and

might have gone out, but the passion in

romantic moment was interrupted by a jarring ringtone from her phone. She coughed awkwardly before drawing away

Carl's non the screen—a sight that

"Hello?" she croaked.

to host two guests from Tsulu," Carl informed her

cold from head to toe, she hurried toward her sportscar, fearing that Axel

partners?"

them happy. You don't need to know anything

have grown vigilant of her, refusing to even

who picked up on Amber's emotions, fell silent before offering, "They are Mr. Schmidt's business partners. This deal is important to him, as

Ms. Altman, you'll have to put

times. Why don't you take this opportunity to regain his