Star-Crossed Lovers: The Heartthrob's Infatuated CEO
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." ~ "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.
Mocking
Lucian was indeed mad at his mother for keeping the abuse a secret for all these years. She knew about Valerie's condition well, and even if Valerie made her keep it a secret, it was not right of the woman to do so.
Although disappointed by the way his mother acted, he was too busy to bring up the matter to his mother, and no matter how immaturely he behaved, his mother was one person he couldn't act harshly with.
He wanted to hear from his mother on why she hid everything when he got the chance to do so, but who would have thought his mother was another person to make Valerie feel burdened?
"Not only once, but many times. I told her to protect your life with hers because this is what she owed to you. If she stayed away from you, none of this wouldn't have happened."
The more his mother told, the more he felt worse about it. Even if his mother wanted to protect him, this wasn't the right way to do it.