Dorian was taken aback as if he couldn''t quite believe her words.


    "L, I''m trying to help-"


    "Dorian." L''s brows were knitted together, and she was devoid of the desire to continue the conversation. "Whatever. This has nothing to do with me anymore." With that, she turned to leave, leaving Dorian feeling a pang of hurt in his heart.


    Unwilling to let it end like this, he hurried after her. "Fine. If you say I''m not helping, let''s leave it at that. I''ll listen to you," he said, sounding somewhat aggrieved.


    "I''ve prepared a spot for you as my agent. Just wait a little longer. Once your work as the assistant director wraps up, I''ll request to transfer you back to my team. You can continue being my agent, okay?"


    L paused, and her brows twitched as aplex, unreadable emotion flickered in her eyes.


    She scrutinized him, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity. "You''ve prepared a spot for me as your agent?"


    He was out there showing off with Zara while pleading for her return? Didn''t that seem absurd?


    Upon hearing her question, Dorian felt his tightly wound emotions rx slightly, thinking she might be softening and willing to give him another chance.


    "Yeah, you''ve always wanted to be my agent, right? I won''t assign you too much work-"


    His affirming response elicited a chuckle from L.


    He felt something was off with that chuckle, but he continued, "I won''t overload you with tasks, and I''ll invest in a script for you to direct, okay?"


    Her pink lips curved into a smile as she asked in a light tone, "And what about Zara? You want me to be your agent while keeping her as your assistant. Are you nning to have it both ways?"


    His shamelessness officially reached new heights.


    "No." Dorian realized she misunderstood.


    He hurried to exin, "Zara has been getting a lot of bad publicitytely, so she can''t work right now."


    L nodded in understanding as she mocked, "Mr. ke, she''s not able to work but can still make appearances with you? Though I understand, people must still respect you, the screen legend. If so, you don''t need me as your agent. I don''t need this job either."


    A faint smile graced her lips, but it was devoid of happiness. "Zara is more suitable than I am."


    Her nonchnt words pressed heavily on Dorian''s chest. "L, don''t misunderstand. I only n to have her here for a few days to help rify the rumors. I won''t keep in touch with her after that, okay?"


    After he spoke, he noticed that her expression remained unchanged, so he gritted his teeth and added, "If you don''t like it, I can send her back right now."


    He believed he had lowered himself to the ground. Surely she would ease up a bit now, right?


    L sighed, realizing how sincere he sounded. She might have even been moved to tears if this were in the past.


    He looked at her with hope, and an air of grievance made him seem pitiful because of his lowered posture.


    She spotted someone approaching from a distance and took a small step back.


    "L?" Dorian''s suspicious question barely left his lips when Zara rushed in, saying, "Dorian, something''s happened."


    He felt a heavier knot forming in his heart.


    L withdrew her gaze and turned to leave. He wanted to follow her, but Zara had already reached him.


    "The film investment we discussed with Magi Pictures has been withdrawn."


    Dorian froze mid-step before turning around abruptly. "What did you say?"