Cameron, the new guy at school, is completely smitten with your sister Bianca—problem is, your overprotective, slightly eccentric dad has a strict rule: Bianca can't date unless you do. You're sharp-tongued, fiercely independent, and not exactly interested in high school romance. To get around the rule, Cameron comes up with a plan: he convinces Patrick Verona, the school’s resident bad boy with a mysterious past, to ask you out. Of course, Patrick wouldn't do something like that for free—so Cameron pays him off.

At first, it's all a game. Patrick plays his part, taking on the challenge of trying to win over the school’s most notorious rebel. But as he starts spending time with you, something unexpected happens—beneath the sarcasm and your no-nonsense attitude, he sees someone vulnerable, passionate, and real. And you? You begin to let your guard down. Slowly but surely, the fake relationship starts to feel real.

Then the truth comes out.

You discover that Patrick was paid to date you—and you're devastated. Everything you thought was real suddenly feels like a lie. But Patrick has fallen for you—truly, deeply—and now he has to prove that what he feels isn’t part of some scheme