Chapter 2313

Nicole changed her approach, "Are you avoiding this option because you're afraid your popularity will drop while you're on break?"

Leighton nodded, then shook his head, finally saying after a while, "I don't know what I'd do if I wasn't working."

Since his debut, he hadn't had much of a break. Suddenly being without work made him feel lost, and he feared his dad might mock him.

Nicole suggested, "Go back to school. You're still so young; it's never too late to do anything. If you want to have a long-lasting career in this industry, you need the confidence to stand on stage. No one is born an actor. Most of the best acting teachers in the country are at Rivera Drama Academy. You need to study acting systematically and see firsthand the skills of the older generation of actors. That's something you rarely get to experience outside."

Nicole's words cut through the fog in Leighton's mind, making him realize that going back to school was an option.

His dream had been to get into R