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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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Why was his mother being so anxious over it?

"What do you mean good news? That bastard should forever be locked behind the bars. He doesn't deserve to be outside."

Lucian was confused by his mother's hostility.

"Whoa! What's with this sudden hatred for him? I thought you had no problems with him."

"What do you mean I had no issues with him? It's just that bastard is too powerful for me to do anything. I thought it would be the end of it when he was put behind those bars by Valerie, but who would have thought he will be able to get out? Why can't he just be punished for his crimes?"

Lucian was getting lost at this overload of information. Truly, there was a lot he had no clue about.

"What did he do to you?" Lucian questioned.

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