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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

"Of course not. There is no way I would be tricking you. And I really want you to marry me."

Leslie let go of him at that and asked, "Why?"

Even after all this time, she was confused about the reason. All the thinking got her to nowhere.

"Are you pretending to be oblivious? Of course because I am interested in you," he stated.

As if. If that was the case, he could have simply used her until he got bored of her.

Following that, Damien didn't allow for any excuses on her part before taking her over to the courthouse and register their marriage. Once she was out of the building, she stared at the marriage ceremony in disbelief.

At the same time, it wasn't that bad.

No matter how much anger she held towards Damien in her heart, a part of her liked him once and greatly at that. And maybe all the threats was taken as an excuse on her part.

The Marriage