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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, that's enough," Ethan spoke, nudging at his intoxicated friend.

"It's true. I hate the sight of her face. It angers me. Why can't she just disappear?"

As Lucian said those harsh words, Valerie silently stared at him before deciding to leave. She wasn't foolish. She understood what he intended to do, and Valerie had no wish of playing along with his antics.

However, the next words from him made her halt in he' steps.

Lucian took a sip out of the alcoholic drink in front of him and vocalized, "Ugh! This seriously ruined my mood! Let's go out for a drive. Who is joining me? Follow me."

Following that, Lucian stood up, walking outside, and he had his equally drunk friends behind him. None of them were in the right state to make a proper decision. Valerie went after them.

Slapped