Chapter 736

"I'll say it again—please go through the proper channels if you need something. Don't call me directly. Even if you brown-nose me, I wouldn't help you. As for your comment about us both being employees, here's my response. "You simply don't qualify. My connections and resources aren't meant for a washed-up, unranked director who's long past his prime." Lina ended the call without giving Kieran a chance to reply, leaving no room for rebuttal. He stared at the disconnected line, fuming with impotent rage. Lina knew Kieran's playbook all too well. She could already predict his next move that he would rush to post a melodramatic tweet about how horribly he would be treated, leaving her phone number unblurred for a good while before pretending to fix it. This tactic of inciting online harassment was his go-to move, which had worked for him too often. Anticipating this, Lina powered off her work phone immediately after hanging up. Most of her daily life operated through another devic