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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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Lucian's eyes twinkled with mischief.

"How can I leave so soon? Do you know how long had it been? I badly missed you. I need to energize myself up," he spoke out.

"How shameless," she commented, "I will ask my assistant to arrange women for you as much as you like, so let go of me. I will make sure you get satisfied enough."

"What is this? Do you enjoy playing coy, Valerie? I thought you were the straightforward type? It's no issue. I love it no matter how you like to play with me."

Valerie was dumbfounded by his attitude. She knew how his brain functioned for the longest time. Even so, it baffled her. It's as though he knew she couldn't resist him, and that's why, he continued to tease her further.

Her cold words didn't make him flinch.

Insistent