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

When Valerie received a message from Damien, asking to have lunch together, she wondered he was up to. Nonetheless, she accepted the offer and cleared up her schedule for the lunch.

The lunch was to be held in a private room of a restaurant chosen by him. When she arrived there, she saw him already there. What made her frown for split of a second was the bottle of open wine bottle in front of him.

He poured the drink into the glass and drowned it down his throat in one sip before he continued to fill the glass and repeat his actions.

He was too lost in getting drunk to notice her.

Having watched him enough, she knocked on the door in order to get his attention. To her relief, he snapped out of it and looked at her. Seeing her there got him to fix his expression, displaying his usual indifference and arrogance.

"Ms. Valerie, good afternoon," he greeted.

First Time