Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Nicole inquired, "So, which option are you leaning toward?" Leighton hesitated, weighing his choices.

Opting for the first one would entail assisting the company in promoting new talents.

While he didn't mind mentoring newcomers, he found the company's various publicity tactics distasteful.

Previously, they had gone to great lengths to pair him with an actor two years his junior, arranging for the actor to join the same cast and assigning her the role of an assistant, always at his side.

The actor obediently followed the company's instructions, behaving particularly intimately with him on set, fetching drinks or snacks.

Even after shooting a rain scene, the actor brought him a towel and a hand warmer.

Leighton remained oblivious, sensing nothing awry throughout the filming process.

It wasn't until the drama aired, and the ‘relationship’ between him and the new actor began trending, that things became clear.

"Are you two an item? Your eye contact in

where fans interpreted every tweet

a sip from the

such as using the same towel

noteworthy was when the new actor accidentally liked a fan's comment under Leighton's post, insinuating a romantic

birthday

had been spotted wearing a couple of

"Is that a couples' scarf from so-and-so?" The new actor mistakenly liked

sparking a frenzy among couple enthusiasts, leading many in the industry to believe Leighton was

of it before Leighton

they dismissed his concerns and instructed him to keep an eye on Leighton

a publicity stunt orchestrated by the company,

Estelle was furious.

tactics weren't uncommon, they usually involved mutual agreements between both parties' teams and were used by actors trying to break into the mainstream with unconventional