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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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At this, Alicia stared at her son in pure frustration.

"Shut up and listen to me for once! I want Valerie in my family. That's why, convince her to get married to you."

Lucian truly felt inexplicable about the way his mother talked. At least this confirmed to him that there was something that being kept from him. As for what it was, it depended upon him to find it out.

"If you have nothing more to say, I will be leaving then," he voiced out.

"Whatever. Just don't let Valerie slip away from your hands. Remember, you have to get married to her."

Lucian was eager to get away from there. Looking at that burning passion in his mother's eyes, Lucian knew that it wouldn't turn out well for him if he stayed.

"Valerie, let me oversee the construction of the community," Charlotte said.

Valerie looked up at Charlotte from the documents and questioned, "What about the marketing department?"

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