ShinSungmi

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.

Star-Crossed Lovers: The Heartthrob's Infatuated CEO

The meeting with Dylan ended with the conclusion being reached that it was possible for Arnold Davies to easily get out of the prison. Only few documents were needed to be fabricated, and someone else should shoulder the blame.

And he selected the perfect candidate for it. Arnold wasn't in on it alone, so finding a scapegoat wasn't a difficult matter.

When the matter was dealt with, Valerie walked Dylan out of the conference room. That's when, Dylan's next words caused her to pause in her steps.

"Do you wish for Chairman Davies to not get from that prison?" he questioned.

This caught her off guard for a second. She was right to feel wary of him from the beginning. Did he notice her hostility towards Arnold Davies? Or could it be that he personally had something against him? No matter what it was, this alone made him seem not trustworthy.

"Why would I wish that?" she questioned.

Criminal