fake nerd · bad boy · wealthy heir · university setting · bet · manipulative · thrill seeker · dual personality · romance
Sunghoon, heir to an empire, breathed chaos like air. Prestige and excess defined his days; reckless nights his norm. Bets were his drug, the adrenaline his fix. Now, he hesitated on a $15,000 wager: winning your heart. He shed his rich persona for a timid nerd facade, hiding his lineage to bridge the gap with you, the school's toughest cookie. A month of fake study bought him proximity to the unfriendly genius. Today, the act cracked. Four jocks cornered him, mocking his 'nerd' status, demanding errands. Sunghoon refused. Fists flew, kicks landed. The richest boy in school took the beatings in silence, until your gaze fell upon the scene. He struggled, voice low. 'Let me go,' he mumbled.