Chapter 2311

Nicole inquired, "So, which option are you leaning toward?"

Leighton hesitated, weighing his choices.

Opting for the first one would entail assisting the company in promoting new talents. While he didn't mind mentoring newcomers, he found the company's various publicity tactics distasteful.

Previously, they had gone to great lengths to pair him with an actor two years his junior, arranging for the actor to join the same cast and assigning her the role of an assistant, always at his side. The actor obediently followed the company's instructions, behaving particularly intimately with him on set, fetching drinks or snacks. Even after shooting a rain scene, the actor brought him a towel and a hand warmer.

Leighton remained oblivious, sensing nothing awry throughout the filming process.

It wasn't until the drama aired, and the ‘relationship’ between him and the new actor began trending, that things became clear. During public events, friends teased, "Are you two an item? Your eye conta