Cruel Intentions -1999- May 2026

Kathryn proposes a bet. “Screw Annette Hargrove—and not just physically. Make her fall in love with you. Then dump her so publicly, she’ll transfer back to Ohio by Christmas. Do that, and you can have my brand-new Jaguar.”

Meanwhile, Kathryn runs her own parallel game. She seduces and discards a sweet-natured sophomore, Cecile, not for pleasure but to keep her claws sharp. She also toys with Annette’s ex-boyfriend, a decent but naive boy named Ronald, feeding him lies about Annette and Sebastian to create chaos. cruel intentions -1999-

He almost tells her the truth. Almost. But Kathryn’s voice echoes in his head: “Love is a weakness. And you, brother, are not weak.” Kathryn proposes a bet

New York City, December 1999. The millennium is looming, but inside the penthouse of Sebastian Valmont, time is stuck in an endless loop of champagne, cocaine, and casual destruction. Sebastian (28, beautiful in a ruined way) lounges in a silk robe, reading his late father’s leather-bound copy of Les Liaisons dangereuses . Across from him, his step-sister, Kathryn Merteuil (27, blonde, razor-sharp, wearing a cashmere twin-set as armor), sips a martini and smiles. Then dump her so publicly, she’ll transfer back

“You’ve gone soft,” she says, not as an observation, but as a verdict.

But he does not delete it either.

The target: Annette Hargrove (19), the new headmaster’s daughter. She has just transferred to their elite private school, Manhattan Day, from a small town in Ohio. She is beautiful in an unpolished way—no highlights, no designer labels, no cynicism. Worse, she has published an op-ed in the school paper titled “Virginity: Not a Disease,” arguing for abstinence and integrity. The school’s wealthy, jaded students have mocked her mercilessly. Sebastian finds her… interesting.