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.

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

about to invite Chase inside when the elevator

folder. The

save her from pestering her all day." Without waiting for Sasha's response, he tossed the folder into her arms and strode into the living room with

down and saw the

film she was supposed to do? How did lan end up with

Could it be...

at Chase in

you think such a plum role just falls out of the sky? If it weren't for his wooing campaign, you wouldn't stand

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 with these little favors.

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