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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

Her friend was quick to shake her head to this.

"That's not it. Both of them does this every week. It's because of you."

Although those words had left her mouth, there was a small smile playing on Valerie's lips, showing how pleased she felt. As she reached out for another glass of alcohol, her eyes focused on Leslie.

She decided to keep the drinking limited— enough to make her feel loosened but not to get drunk entirely. Once she was intoxicated, she acted very much irresponsibly and unlike herself.

Although Lucian called her cute on multiple occasions, she found it being purely embarrassing. Moreover, she had to keep an eye on her friends, not finding a club to be a safe place regardless of Leslie being a frequent visitor.

"I will go to dance. You sure you don't want to join? I can teach you, you know," offered Laura.

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