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

During the time he was at the hospital, he didn't want to still believe Valerie would do this to him. That day, she appeared so sinister. It was so unlike her. He didn't want to accept the reality.

Even when his parents asked about the one behind it, he refused to give Valerie's name.

On the day he got discharged, he sneakily listened to the conversation between his parents and the doctor. From there, he learned that he wouldn't be able to play basketball, at least for then as it would put stress on his hand.

This broke Lucian. Basketball was a huge part of his life. It was his dream. And without it, he would be completely lost.

That's when, they were selecting participants for interschool competition, and he knew that once he was out, getting in would almost be impossible with his hand being a liability. No one would select him anymore with the medical report.

The Past