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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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"I apologize for being late. The meeting ran too late," Valerie said once she stepped into the room.

Stephen Knight was the other person inside the room. He had a cold expression on. He stood up at Valerie's arrival, and a hint of polite smile appeared on his face.

"I understand. Ms. Davies is after all a busy person," he voiced out.

Following that, they exchanged a few more words once Valerie sat down and indicated for him to sit. Stephen identified as Dylan Knight in front of Valerie, and he was would be working on this project as a lawyer.

Valerie didn't understand why her father insisted on having Dylan Knight on this project when they had a well-established legal team. However, he didn't give her any answers despite the persistent questioning.

Unnerved