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.

at least. But instead, it was

was about to invite Chase

emerged with a snowy Samoyed in tow, his other hand clutching a folder. The typically aloof CEO wore an uncharacteristic

visit. I also found a job for you, Sasha, to save her from pestering her all day." Without waiting for

him, glanced down and saw the name

Wasn't that the company behind the charity film she was supposed to

Could it be...

looked at Chase

man chuckled nonchalantly, "This charity film has massive exposure potential. Nail it, and you could hit the big time. Do you think such a plum role just falls out of the sky? If it weren't for his wooing campaign, you wouldn't stand

well the importance of this opportunity, but the thought 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

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