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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.

Star-Crossed Lovers: The Heartthrob's Infatuated CEO

She was shocked at his protective outburst and softly voiced out, "But I am curious."

He ruffled his hair, and with irritation lining his voice, he let out a groan and expressed, "You won't let this go, would you?"

He sighed and opened the door to his apartment. He then stepped aside to provide her with the space. Leslie entered.

Her eyes looked throughout the room for signs of Arnold when she found him to be unconscious on the floor. There were wounds all over his body, and his once fine suit was ripped up in his places.

Perplexed, she stared back at Damien and questioned, "Is he alive?"

"That's how I preferred it to be. But no, unfortunately, the filthy bastard is alive. After all, it is too easy if he dies in like that."

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