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The man behind the Artistic smile Stuck
Gray came over to Robin’s side with an smirk on his face.“Even though, the proof is right in front of us, you still dare to lie? I mean how?”.“We can clearly see the affair between you and that girl.”“Why still deny it?”.“Cause that’s not the truth!” Robin retorted back.“These pictures are real, but the situation behind has a reason. It’s not like we are having an affair, I only saved her.”“That’s the truth which only you are saying. Give us a proof! What might you call it if it’s not cheating?”.“Everyone! What would you call it?”.“There is an conspiracy set against us, Lucy!” Robin turned to his wife. But grandpa stood right next to him.“Believe me! I’m not having an affair with Christina! Someone took those pictures at the right moment to frame me.”“I only saved her from falling. But there’s no one who can give any proof for me, so you might not be able to believe it.”“Even so!”.“You can have faith in me!”.“I will never do something like that with you!”.“Blind faith ca
The man behind the Artistic smile Questioned
“Won’t you Christina?” Noir comments.Christina lifted her face, meeting the eyes of others.“I….”.“Please tell us the truth.”Christina cleared her throat.“Alright then. If you want the truth, I’m going to give you the truth.”“The truth is actually very simple.” She started walking towards Robin, then stood right next to him.She leaned onto his shoulders and replied, “We had been hiding our relationship from the public eye for a long time. But the time has come when we finally reveal in front of others.”“We both love each other, but is unable to become one because he’s married.”“That’s why our relationship is kept hidden from the eyes of others.”“Simple as that.”Robin looked at her in surprise. He pushed her away from him.“What the heck are you spouting?”.“This is not what you were supposed to say! Why are you speaking up lies?”.“This is not a lie, but the truth,” added Christina with an smile.“Why are you telling out lies?” Noir yelled. “What lie?” Christina grunted. “
The man behind the Artistic smile From scratch one
“Please tell us why you had to cheat on your wife for some other women?”.“What’s the reason?”.“Why?”.“We want to kn-“.“Stop!” Lucy yelled loud enough for everyone present in there to hear.They all look at her in confusion unable to understand what was going on.“Why’s she acting like this?” Julia murmured.“Stop what you are all doing!”.Robin looks at her with an surprised and saddened expression.Lucy looked up at Robin, then gave her a cold stare before turning away from him.“I-“ he was about to call out to her, but she walked away without looking back behind her.“Where is she going now?” Gray comments, placing his hands in his pockets.“Maybe she’s tired of her husband’s behavior which is why she couldn’t stand staying here any longer,” Olivia remarks in a tone of mockery.Robin watched her go with an saddened face.“Lucy, why did you leave? Are you angry at me?”.“It has to be the reason, but you could’ve listened to me at least before leaving.”“Why didn’t you ask me anyt
The man behind the Artistic smile Returning home
Robin left home. He didn’t look back behind him. Lucy’s Mom saw him leaving the house. She and her dad had gone to visit some other cousins because they weren’t invited to the party.“Where’s he going?”.“Dear, help me take off my shoes.”“Coming.”He was walking through the road aimlessly without any sense of direction.Suddenly, the sky became cloudy and it started raining slowly little by little.He ignored the rain and continued to walk. His clothes were drenched in rain. Raindrops falling down from his head onto his eyes making his vision blurry.He didn’t look at the road when he was about to cross it.He just wanted to get away from everything. Get away from here to feel better and relieved.All of a sudden, he came in front of a car.He didn’t look up and only bowed his head, looking sideways he tried to cross the road.“Wait!” a voice called from behind, stopping him.He turns around to see a figure coming out of the car.Noir came out with an umbrella in her hand. She came u
The man behind the Artistic smile The power outage
Noir came from the sidelines.“He’ll be staying for the night.”“He has nowhere to go at the moment.”“Nowhere to go?”.“What?”.Chris rolled his eyes, then turned to Robin.“What is she saying now?”.“you heard her right.”“I came here to stay for the night-“.“And a couple of days,” noir added, gripping his shoulders.“Couple of days?”.“What happened to you after you ran after Ms. Lucy?”.“Is everything alright between the two of you?”.Robin’s throat goes dry hearing his question.“I….”.“Please don’t question him any further. He’s already feeling tired to answer so many questions.”“Why? What’s wrong?”.“He’s tired and also wet. Please give him a change of clothes.”“Oh, yes.”“What about you?” Robin asked her with a puzzled face.“Me?”.“I’ll be leaving for now.” “My cab is waiting outside the gate.”“Oh, but where is it?”.Robin asked, looking out at the door.The car had already left by then.Noir was surprised. “Did it leave already?”.“Wait, let me check.”She goes back to
The man behind the Artistic smile Staying at home
Robin and Noir takes a seat on the sofa after turning on the flashlight.“I’m going to find the candles then,” Chris said to Robin.He nodded.“I’ll stay with her.”Chris called some more butlers and they all went to search for it.Chris and others returned a while after that. They lighted up the candles and the living room became a lot more visible now.“Do you feel better?” Robin asked Noir, who was holding onto him and her whole body was shaking up in fear.Noir nodded.“Can you let go of me now?” he asked, patting the back of her head.She removed her hands from his clothes slowly.She looks around lowering her eyes at the bundles of candles lined up one after another.“I’m sorry for bothering you,” she murmured.Robin glanced at her.“No, there’s no need to feel bad about it at all. I know myself how much you are scared of the dark and lightning.”“Where’s Chris?”.“I’m here.” Chris added, coming from behind.“I had gone to see the power point, and I think that the power outage h
The man behind the Artistic smile A broken heart
Robin goes to his bed and lies down, covering his eyes with his hands.“I don’t feel well.”“The thought of Lucy not staying by my side suddenly, worries me, I don’t know why.”“What are you doing, Lucy?”.“Why did you told me to leave from your side?”. “I…..”.He closed his eyes, trying to adjust his eyes to the darkness in the room, though the room wasn’t that much dark as there was one candle lit in the room.A few minutes passed, and then there was a sudden knock on the door.“Are you asleep?” an woman’s voice called from outside the door.He gets up on his feet, and walked over to the side of the door.“Who came at this hour?”.“Noir, is it you?”.“Yes, me.”“Open the door, I have something to talk about with you.”“Uh, okay.”He opens the door slowly. Noir stood there with an half-smile on her face.“Sorry for bothering you.”“No, it’s alright. Come in.”“Thank you.”He closed the door when she walked in.“Have a seat.”He said showing her the chair.She takes a seat gently, an
The man behind the Artistic smile First morning in his house
After her mom left, Lucy opens her eyes and gets up on the bed.She stared down at her hands and clenched her fists out of anger.“Why did I had to act out like that for nothing? Mom must have been feeling bad about it, right?”.“I am taking out his anger on others for nothing.”When his face flashed into her mind she lies down on the bed, and snuggled her face between the pillows.“Everything is……I can’t even imagine what tomorrow is going to be like.”The morning came.Robin woke up only to see that he was sitting on the ground by himself along with Noir right beside him who was asleep at the moment.“Why’s she sleeping here with me?”.“Hey-“ he was about to call her but then stopped himself.He smiled and gets up from the ground.“She might be feeling cold. I should tell her to sleep on the bed. What’s the time?”.He glanced at his phone to see it’s only 7 in the morning.“Oh shoot!”.“7 o’clock. I need to wake up Lucy so she can get ready for office. But before that I need to do l
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The man behind the Artistic smile Conclusion
After that, Lucy and Robin open an café together where they both work by themselves. She opened it with the money she had saved while working in office.They live their days happily, with her mom and dad.1 year later, they managed to make it one of the popular café in town.Christina and Noir comes to visit from time to time with their new boyfriend.Christina is dating Hughes from Lucy’s family, and Noir is dating Henry.Lucy’s grandpa was devasted, but didn’t said anything when Lucy sold her company because of Robin.The main house only remained a small part of their wealth.Gray and Isabella had a son and the whole family divided up.Grandpa kicked all of them out and lets the house sit empty.Lucy doesn’t go to visit.Today’s another day at work. While robin was working, someone came up to the counter.He thought it was a client, so he asked, “What can I get you?”.“I’d like my son back. Can you give him back to me?”.“Your son? What?” he looked up to see his father standing.He
The man behind the Artistic smile The end
Lucy takes an taxi and heads out towards Bradley mansion.“I have to go. I have to stop him.”“Even after knowing the truth, I can’t let it happen.”“I have to stop it.”“Lucy. Hurry up!”.“I don’t care whether he loves me or not. I can’t let him sacrifice his life, just for the sake of my achievement.”“I won’t let that happen.”She reached the house on time.Meanwhile, Christina and Robin stood face to face at the isle.Richard’s guests were all present at the spot.The priest began to speak, “And now, lift up the veil of the Bride.”“Then we shall began the engagement ceremony.”Robin looked at Christina, and reached his hand towards her direction.His hands were trembling.She had closed her eyes, unable to stare into his face.“Do I really have to do this?”.Lucy’s face was appearing on his mind.“I am betraying her this way, aren’t I?”.“Will I be able to face her after all this?”.He touched her veil, about to lift it up.Only to hear a voice coming from the doorway.“Stop it r
The man behind the Artistic smile Everything has an end
The night seemed to long, but eventually it passed by.In the morning, Lucy woke up and brushed her hair.After brushing she goes to have breakfast.When she finished eating she goes to her room for one final time.Suddenly, her phone started ringing.She looks around, searching for the source of the noise.And found it sitting on the bed.She picked it up and looked at the screen, only to see none other than Chris’s number displaying.“Who’s this now?”.“Hello, who?”.“I’m Chris, thanks for picking up.”“Chris? Who’s that?”.“I need you to come to a place, please come immediately.”“A place? But where?”.“I’m sending the location, please come by 9, it’s urgent.”“9, but why?”.“You need to know something. It’s about Mr. Robin. If you won’t hear it out you might regret it later.”“Regret?” Lucy became puzzled for a second.“What are you talking about? Please explain.”“You only need to hear this, nothing else.”“I’m hanging up for now. I’ll be waiting.”“hey, hello-“.Lucy stared at h
The man behind the Artistic smile Remaining time
After that, wedding preparations were going in the Bradley household.Everywhere there are lights, decorations many guests are invited for it.While Richard was reading aloud the name of the guests he was inviting, Robin was just staring out at the door without listening to him.His dad noticed this and called, “Are you still wishing that your wife will come back and waste this marriage?”.“You are already divorced. Stop daydreaming.”Robin turns to his dad with an worried face.“What? No, I’m not thinking about anything like that.”“That’s written all over your face. Stop looking at the past and move forward with the future.”“you will have a new life with a new partner. Why don’t you-“.Christina came from the other corner of the room.Richard spots her and smiled. “There she is, your would-be wife. Come here dear.” Robin looks out to see Christina.“Sit beside him. I want to discuss about your dress and everything. We don’t have much time so we have to hurry up and arrange it.”
The man behind the Artistic smile The Divorce agreement
“Divorce papers sent by Mr. Robin.” Replied the man in a cold tone.Lucy’s eyes widened in shock.“What?”.“Mr. Robin wants to break off this marriage, which is why he has sent me these papers along with his signs. If you sign them then this agreement will be complete.”“After this, you two will no longer be husband and wife.”Lucy’s whole world crumbled. She couldn’t believe anything at all.The lawyer handed out the papers to her to review.“Have a look.” Lucy peeked at the file, still unable to believe it.Then she picked it up gently, and starts to check inside.Robin’s sign remained there by itself.She ran her fingers across the signature.“I know it’s quite sudden news for you to take,” The lawyer began to speak.“But, even you knew it yourself, that this day was going to come eventually.”“You two had been staying separated for over a week, so he finally made up his mind.”“He don’t want anything to do with you, so please if you feel the same, then sign this agreement.”“This
The man behind the Artistic smile Some things comes with an price
Soon after that, she goes back home and tells her parents about it. knowing this, they become very much happy.But they also ask about her husband whom they haven’t seen for a whole week.Lucy still doesn’t plan on telling them about it. her mom tried to call Robin, but Lucy stopped her from calling him.At the end, Grandpa invited her out for the ceremony which will happen tomorrow to make her the heir of the Campbell group and industries.Lucy went to bed with an happy face.Meanwhile, while having dinner along with his dad, Richard sat in the middle with an blank face.He didn’t touch the food yet.Chris noticed this and comments, “Please eat up something. You didn’t eat since the afternoon.”Richard looked at his son.“Oh, he didn’t eat, why?”.“He was worried for Ms. Lucy, that’s why.”“Oh?” Richard glanced at Robin and began to talk.“I met her today face to face. Quite an enthusiastic spirit considering they are the Campbells.”“I invested quite an large amount of money today.
The man behind the Artistic smile Victory at last
His dad and Robin appeared sitting in the back of the car, smoking a cigar.“Hm….you know it yourself how much of an amount you are telling me to invest in her, aren’t you?”.“That’ll cost you a lot.” “Are you willing to pay for it?”.Robin looked at him with a straightforward gaze.“I know, but I’m still going to take the risk anyway.”“Hm…..”."You may never see her again. Will you still risk it?" his eyes were serious when he looked at Robin. Robin takes a deep breath, "I don't care. As long as she is happy, as long as she wins and earns her reputation, I don't care.""I want her to achieve her goal. I'm ready to pay any price." Richard clicked his tongue, "I hate brainless monkey's like you. Hard to think you are my son." “Alright then.”“I don’t mind helping you out.”“As long as you get to divorce her in the end, I don’t care.”“I will,” Robin said, taking a deep breath.“Good then. I’ll be investing this amount of money on the project in their company.” He showed him the ca
The man behind the Artistic smile The final request
The next morning.By the time Lucy’s team reached office, she had already arrived and started working.“When did you came?” Nick asked, putting down his bag.“Quite an couple of hours ago. You all sit down and start working.”“The meeting will be in 11, then we will focus on the next one after the deal is signed.”“There’s no time to waste, hurry up!”.“Ah, yes!”.They get into work, and attend the meeting. And they manage to get the deal signed.They finished the next meeting before evening and got it signed as well.And at last, it was time for the board to refresh for the day.Lucy was inside the building getting the paperwork ready to give them to Picado.Her team mates had already gone downstairs.When the board refreshed she was right in front of the window.Her eyes widened in shock to see the board.Her name was on the 2nd, and Olivia was on the 3rd and Gray was on the 4th along with Hughes.She stood there for a couple of minutes shocked, unable to believe what she was seeing
The man behind the Artistic smile Resolution
He closed the door behind him and locked it. Then carried her up to the bed, and placed her on the bed roughly.Christina looked up at his face unable to understand what was going on.“What is he planning to do?”.He held her hands above her head and peered deep into her eyes.Her throat was starting to go dry out of fear and excitement.“Um…Robin….”.He clicked his tongue and pulled her roughly, helping her get up on her feet from the bed.They stood face to face on the ground.He was starting to take off his clothes. She adverted her eyes right away.He finally unbuttoned his shirt and now stood topless.“Kneel!” he commanded in a harsh tone.She was startled when he yelled.“Uh…..”.“Are you saying-“.“Kneel!” he said again.“On the ground?” she stuttered.He nodded his head sideways.She glanced down at the carpet lying at her feet and gets down on her feet.“Kneel as a dog does!” he added.She changed her posture and sat just like an obedient dog does.She looked at his face and
