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

No matter how much she went over the case, she couldn't find a way to prove the accusation as false. In the end, she had no option but to prove the board of directors on how she was doing well.

But even so, she knew that would need a considerable amount of effort since they could be pretty stubborn and didn't have a positive opinion of hers.

"Do you want him to be dead? I am pretty sure Stephen here would be more than willing to do so," said Alexander.

She had come to seek out Rye's— now hers— friend, so that they would be providing her with ideas. They were, after all, good at coming up with ideas.

At this, Valerie's eyes shifted to Stephen who casually played with the gun inside the restaurant's private room. Although his line of work made her feel slightly uncomfortable, she knew he was a reliable party.

"That would be going too far," Valerie pointed out.

Her Happiness