𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘦.

Michelle Song has built her life on perfection: perfect grades, a perfect college acceptance track, and the perfectly attentive boyfriend, quin. She was convinced she had it all-until the day she discovered his perfect excuse out of town was a perfect lie, and he was still right there in Manhattan.

Heartbroken and publicly humiliated, Michelle is ready to disappear. Instead, she turns to her fiercely rebellious friend, Sarah Choi believes the only way out is revenge. Their plan: make Quin regret his betrayal.

Enter the older, mysteriously charming new boy in Michelle's life. Eric Hale. He doesn't go to their elite school, but he's constantly on campus to pick up his younger sister. After observing Michelle's increasingly chaotic attempts at a rebound, he steps in with an offer-a sophisticated, iron-clad plan for public revenge. Their arrangement is simple: he'll be her irresistible "fake date" to show Quin exactly what he lost, and Michelle will help him out with his sister's academic struggles in return.

But as their carefully constructed relationship heats up, Michelle realizes she's playing a dangerous game. This complicated new dynamic feels more real than her "perfect" past ever did, leading her to question everything she thought she wanted.

Will her fake relationship expose a true, enduring love? Or will the scrutiny of her family-and the impossible demands of her "perfect" life-shatter her second chance at happiness?

Started: November 20, 2025.
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