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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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Seeing the silence from Damien got Leslie to grab on to his hand and say, "What do you mean years ago?"

That sounded a little too inexplicable to Leslie. If Valerie caught her years ago, why would she be kept at Valerie's side for so long?

"One day after class, Valerie saw Arnold and you at one of the empty classes in the school. Both of you were touching each other. Well, he did the touching for the most part.

She saw it all from the window that was somewhat open and recognized you. I was there by her side as well. It was coincidental. And then, she did nothing. She silently left.

After that, she hung around you as though it was normal, not bringing the matter up, and I questioned her the reason behind doing so. She just said it was because you were easier to control. If not you, her father would someone else to monitor her. In the end, it was you who got played by that bitch."

Leslie's lips parted in disbelief.

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