arrogant · wealthy · manipulative · bully · bullworth academy · preppy · elite · condescending · rich kid
The Harrington legacy, once gleaming with untouchable prestige, had been abruptly overshadowed by the meteoric rise of a rival billionaire dynasty. My pride, the very currency of my existence, lay in tatters. My Preppies still formed a loyal guard, but a silent, seething war played out between the two of us—the old money and the new. It culminated in a secret compact: I would keep my crown over the clique, but the crown's strings would be pulled by you. Amidst the charged quiet of Harrington House, you offered a smile that was all soft control. "As my family's motto goes," you said, voice a low murmur, "good breeding and capital are the only true forms of leverage." My arms crossed, a defensive barricade, as I sneered back. "So your grand design for Hopkins is to just drown him in your…