No Strings Attached

"Who are you calling your disciple? I'm the queen bee around here!"

Sasha realized her blunder the moment the words left her mouth.

Pointing at Chase, she exclaimed, "Are you the Director Chase that Gregory mentioned?" Chase simply nodded, a playful glint in his eye. "Bingo, your prize is a bottle of fine wine."

With that, he handed Sasha a bottle of red wine he'd been cradling.

Sasha was beside herself. Her mentor had hooked her up with a film crew, touting a charity film about heroic doctors saving lives. She was cast as a nurse, sharing the untold stories of medical professionals' hardships from her perspective.

The director, aiming for authenticity, had her intern at a hospital for a month. And they'd paired her with a mentor, the leading cardiac specialist, Director Chase.

as someone in their fifties at least. But instead, it was a doctor under thirty,

was about to invite Chase inside when

a folder. The typically aloof

been missing his mommy, so I brought him over for a visit. I also found a job for you, Sasha, to save her from pestering her all day."

on stopping him, glanced down and saw

company behind the charity film she was supposed to do? How did lan end up

Could it be...

looked at Chase in

and you could hit the big time. Do you think such a plum role just falls out of

of it being part of lan's scheme to win over Clara made her promptly return the contract. "I'd rather starve than betray a friend. Don't think you can sway Clara

longer you stay, the guiltier she feels. Can't you see that? Or is your head waterlogged?" Sasha's head throbbed from his tap, and she snapped, "Stop it, I'll go dumb. You gonna be responsible?" sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in