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.

On the way back home, Valerie stared at Lucian incessantly. That concentrated gaze of hers made Lucian raise one of his eyebrows.


Valerie slowly raised her hand and poked on his cheek. Then, she commented, "How soft."


She nodded her head in response immediately and added, "And adorable."


Then, tilting her head slightly, she asked, "Can I take you home?"


At Lucian's silence, she continued, "My house is really nice. It's comfortable, and I will give you everything you want. What do you like?"


"Everything I want? What about yourself?" he asked.


Valerie blinked a few times as though trying to process that. Then, she spread her arms and grinned widely.


Although caught off guard for a second, a chuckle escaped from his lips. Valerie truly didn't know who was the adorable one here. He never thought he would be associating that word with Valerie, but the drunk Valerie was an entirely different story.


Chapter 37 - Drive Him