Introduction

I was just Ethan Miller, the quiet coder, dreaming of a tech internship and a shot with Brittany Hayes.

Then the internship list dropped. Her boyfriend Chad made it, I didn't.

Hours later, the school' s social media lit up: a "Loser List" poll, and I was "Biggest Nerd," number one.

My private DMs, every awkward, hopeful word asking Brittany to prom, were instantly plastered school-wide.

Laughter and pointed fingers followed me, the burning humiliation a public execution of my dignity.

Brittany had orchestrated it all.

She' d played me for a fool, then falsely accused me of hacking, costing me my dream CS program and a suspension.

The "Future Innovator" scholarship I was promised went to Chad.

Why did she hate me so much, actively ruining my life and now targeting Sarah Jenkins, an innocent outcast I' d tried to help?

But at prom, as Brittany "accidentally" spilled a drink on Sarah' s dress, something inside me snapped.

The chauffeur opened the Maybach' s door; I stepped out in a custom Tom Ford tuxedo, my family' s security detail and stylist flanking me.

"I'm Mark Miller's son," I whispered to a stunned Sarah. "NovaCorp. Time for an upgrade."