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.

friends teased, "Are you two an item? Your eye contact in the video makes it seem so." Leighton was completely baffled,

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

in one video, they shared a sip from the same coffee cup, leading

"sweet moments," such as using the same towel or wearing the same

new actor accidentally liked a

had posted a birthday tweet, showcasing one of the

happened to resemble the one Leighton had been spotted wearing a couple of days

a follower, "Is that a couples' scarf from so-and-so?" The new actor mistakenly liked the comment before retracting

enthusiasts, leading many

Leighton did and immediately approached

and instructed him to keep an eye on

was a publicity stunt orchestrated by the company, leveraging Leighton's "bromance" to boost

Estelle was furious.

uncommon, they usually involved mutual agreements between both parties' teams and were used by actors trying