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.

item? Your eye contact in the video makes it seem so." Leighton was completely

was pretending and showed him screenshots of fan edits, where fans interpreted every tweet timing and every coincidental schedule overlap as evidence of

from the

as using the same towel or wearing

when the new actor accidentally liked a

new actor had posted a birthday tweet, showcasing one of the gifts—a

one Leighton had

prompted a comment from a follower, "Is that a couples' scarf from

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

caught wind of it before Leighton did and immediately

him to keep an eye on Leighton without

orchestrated by the company, leveraging Leighton's "bromance" to boost

Estelle was furious.

between both parties' teams