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Staring down at the man beneath her, she grabbed on to his chin and lifted his face. A devilish smile adorned her face.

"If I can't have you, I would rather destroy you."

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"My Dear Valerie, all I want is to watch you cry."

The sparkling him who lives in the light would never pay attention to the her who is tainted.

The Apathetic Heiress who had it all— beauty, wealth, and intelligence. That's what everyone saw her as. But beyond that exterior, Valerie Davies was an insecure and paranoid girl who remained obsessed with her first love, Lucian Gray. 

Valerie hid a secret side. If triggered, that side of her wreaked havoc.

He was the light in her dark world, a dazzling and far-fetched dream, and the only one that mattered to her.

Lucian Gray had all he could ask for— a loving family, fame, and wealth. But that happy life of his faced a challenge when his parents are set on having him marry Valerie— the very person he has deep hatred for.

Getting engaged to the very person who makes his blood boil? Impossible!

And what happens when he attempts to escape from the engagement? He triggers the dangerous side of hers that badly wants to possess him.

As for him, he wishes to break down that composed Valerie and have her at his mercy.

Throw in the mix a controlling father, a half-sister who is out for revenge, and conspiracies being planned in the dark.

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Then, leaning closer to her, he added in a deep voice: "She will discard you without a second thought if you prove to have use. She doesn't even want you by her side. From the very beginning, you clung on to her like a leach."

Leslie clenched her hand into a tight fist. Those words hurt her a lot indeed. But because they were also what she was painfully aware of, it wasn't going to affect he attitude on how she interacted with Valerie.

That's why, she stared fiercely at Damien and spoke out, "I don't know your purpose behind reminding me about something I knew for a long time. I don't care how Valerie treats me as long as I get to be by her side. It seems like you only brought me here to insult me. I will be taking my leave then."

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