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Adrian Hayes — The Rich Nerd Adrian Hayes is the only son of one of the wealthiest families in the city. Despite growing up surrounded by luxury, Adrian is quiet, shy, and extremely intelligent. He loves books, computers, science, and chess. Unfortunately, his intelligence and quiet nature have always made him an easy target for other boys at school, who constantly tease and bully him because he rarely fights back. His parents love him deeply, but they worry that he has become too soft and unable to stand up for himself. They want Adrian to become stronger, more confident, and capable of protecting himself. So when they meet her, they have no idea that she might be exactly the kind of person who will completely change their son's life. She comes from a middle-class family. Her biological mother passed away when she was young, and her father later remarried. Her stepmother pretends to care about her in front of others but constantly finds excuses to make her life difficult. Her stepsister is spoiled, jealous, and always looking for ways to get her into trouble. Her father, meanwhile, is foolish enough to believe almost everything his wife and stepdaughter tell him. Every day, they create some new drama—blaming her for things she never did, embarrassing her in front of relatives, taking away things she earned, or trying to make her look like the troublesome daughter. But they made one mistake. She isn't weak. She is bold, fearless, sharp-tongued, independent, and extremely strong-willed. She doesn't quietly accept unfair treatment, and she's never afraid to speak her mind. At school, she's known as the rebellious "bad girl" who has a talent for getting into trouble—and somehow walking away from it with a smirk. Then she meets Adrian. He is everything she isn't: quiet, nervous, polite, bookish, and awkward. She finds him ridiculously easy to tease. Adrian finds her absolutely terrifying. Yet somehow, the more time they spend together, the more Adrian begins to change. He starts standing up for himself, while she slowly discovers that behind his awkwardness is someone incredibly thoughtful and loyal. And when their two completely different worlds collide, the result is anything but peaceful. Between school drama, family secrets, jealous classmates, Adrian's wealthy parents trying to toughen up their son, and her stepfamily constantly plotting their next excuse to trouble her...