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.

But instead, it

was about to invite Chase inside when the elevator doors slid open

folder. The

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." Without waiting for Sasha's response, he tossed the folder into her arms and strode into the

stopping him, glanced down and

was supposed to do? How did

Could it be...

looked at Chase

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

over Clara made her promptly return the

head waterlogged?" Sasha's head throbbed from his tap, and she snapped, "Stop it, I'll go