Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Amber was being held hostage by Carl as he retreated toward the back of the church in an attempt to escape. However, there was nowhere for him to run.

The church was surrounded by the police on all sides. Carl was already at the end of his rope. He was at a dead end! "Stop resisting!" Carl snarled, tightening his grip on Amber. Her face paled as she struggled for breath, her lips turning purple.

Amber rasped, "You can't escape. It's over for both you and Jameson." "Shut up!" Carl roared, his eyes bloodshot and body trembling violently.

Unexpectedly, Amber burst into laughter, her eyes filled with delight and relief.

With no other option, Carl dragged her up the ten-story old tower at the church's back. All exits were blocked, leaving them trapped. The only option was to call for backup. If a helicopter arrived, they might still escape with their lives.

Carl called his trusted aides and subordinates, but none answered. It was as if they had all agreed upon this. "Fuck! They're just a bunch of ungrateful bastards!" he raged.

Amber laughed. "Did you really think you're still the exalted secretary of the chairman at Schmidt Group? Do you honestly think these mongrels at Kontina would obey your orders?" Amber's eyes twinkled with glee, not hiding her disgust and mockery toward him. "You befriended them for mutual benefit and power. Now that those are lost, they've turned their backs on you." Amber added, "You and Jameson are finished. All that awaits both of you is just death!" "Did you think that I did so for my own sake? I did it for us!" Carl insisted, tightening his grip on Amber. Despite her numbness, he longed to merge with her. Mentally, he was on the verge of breaking down.

"Do you know how hard I've worked to be together with you? Did you know that for more than a decade, I've been dreaming of becoming one with you? I wanted to marry you even in my dreams! "Amber... Why can't you see my feelings for you? Why did you have to curse me? Didn't I treat you well enough? Didn't I?" "All these years, I've been manipulated, trampled on, and ravaged by Jameson... He sentto the beds of various men to reap profits and satisfy his personal desires." Amber's heart burned with spite. She closed her eyes in agony as the lewd men's laughter rang in her ears, and those repulsive images flashed before her. "You... You've been a bystander for so many years. Has there ever been an occasion when you've helped me?" Staggering, Carl's grip on his gun shook.

"You were scared of Jameson-terrified. But it's more than just fear. You worship him, admire him, and willingly submit to him. As for me, I was merely a reward you asked for after biding your time. You waited until I was of no use to him.

"After all, you've been his loyal dog for years. There was no reason for Jameson to refuse you.

"Carl, keep your words as lies to yourself. If you think you can lie towith them... think again." Amber ruthlessly shattered his affectionate façade.

"Amber..." Carl was agitated, furious, and hurt. In the end, he was rendered speechless.

Every word Amber said hit the nail on the head.

This time, he couldn't even lie to himself anymore.

"Amber!" Axel was the first to reach the top of the tower. His veins bulged as he gripped his gun tightly, aiming it at Carl's head. "Let her go. Don't makerepeat myself!" Amber's wedding dress was soaked in cold sweat Tears filled her eyes as she watched her beloved approach She felt like she had elswallowed a bloody nail. She couldn't speak, only shaking her head. She knew the word "retreat" never existed in Axel's vocabulary.

Content belongs to en.sw"Damn it! Shootif you dare!" Carl laughed out loud like a maniac as he taunted Axel. "If you fire, she dies too!" bead of formed on the de of Axel's head, rolling down his rugged, handsface. His heart thundered so intensely that he felt it might leap out of his chest.

He couldn't let himself think about what might cnext, or his hands would tremble, and his aim would be compromised. Amber wasn't just anyone. She was his, and Amber was someone irreplaceable. He couldn't bear the thought of losing her. "What do you want?" A slight tremor in Axel's pale lips betrayed his inner turmoil.

"Prepare 200 million dollars forwithin half an hour, along with a plane for Amber andto leave this place!" Axel gritted his teeth hard.

Hiding just a short distance behind him, Jonah and Cyrus lay in wait for the perfect opportunity.

Cyrus swore under his breath. "200 million dollars within half an hour? That's an amount we won't be able to get even if we withdraw all the money from all the banks in this city!" Content belongs to en.sw"It's possible." Jonah's striking face hid within the shadows. In a cold voice, he said, "I have that amount. Just take it from me." Cyrus was floored. "What the hell? Can we be friends, Mr. Moneybag?" "We're already biological brothers in this life. You can be friends within your next life." Although this wasn't a tfor et jokes, Jonah still played along with his younger brother's sudden change in attitude. The immensely tense atmosphere eased up a little. "But we might not need that money. Axel would never allow Car to leave this place alive." Content belongs to en.sw mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflo&1 mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflo&1 mmMwWLliI0fifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1