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The man behind the Artistic smile Making her food
Unable to find the answer to his question, he decided to call Noir, as she’s the only one who can help him out of this pickle.Her phone rang several times before she picked up.“Hello?”.“Yes, what do you want?”.“I had something to ask of you at the moment. Can you tell me about it?”.“Yes?”.“Is this related to your work? Or else I’m hanging up at the moment.”“It is!”.“Then tell me.”“Um….” He walked up to his window and leaned his back against it while placing his hands inside his grey sweatpants. “According to my work, I’m supposed to create conflicts between Lucy and Her husband, right?”.“Yes, that’s correct.”“What else am I supposed to do other than that?”.“I mean…..what am I supposed to do after the week is over?”.“That’s…..”.“Didn’t I say to you about it?”.“No, I don’t remember.”Noir sighs as a smile forms all over their face making her look cheerful.She was playing chess by herself in the living room.Chris sat in front of her watching her play.“Your job is……” sh
The man behind the Artistic smile Secrets of everyone
Robin rested his face on his hands, and kept observing her.She started feeling all self-conscious by the way he was staring at her. It only made her feel flustered, nothing else. She gulped down her food, and stopped eating.“Why aren’t you eating?” he asked.“Is it not up to your liking?”.“Ah, no. that’s not it.” she lowered her eyes at her plate.“Then? Are you full?”.“No, I’m not full yet.”“Then? Do you want me to bring you something else?”.She shook head in disapproval.“What else do you need then?”.“Can you give me what I want?” she asked back even without realizing.When she did realize, she clenched onto the spoon tightly.“Why did I say that just now?”.“I can at least ask what you want, right?”.“If it’s something that I can give, then tell me. I’ll do my best to give it to you.”“Only if you don’t ask for stars or Moon, or something beyond my capability.” He crossed his arms on the table and waited for her reply with a stoic face.Look was lost in thoughts. She though
The man behind the Artistic smile Suspicions
Back at the house, Robin puts down his phone and stares at it for a while.“What did he mean by to be careful of the people around me?”.“Why did he call me urgently?”.“None of his words made any sense to me.” “I don’t understand what’s going on!”.He heaved a sigh, staring out at the window.“He seemed to sound quite worried on the call. I should go and meet him, shouldn’t I?”.“Can’t help it, can we?”.Afterward, Richard appears at the dining table along with Chris and Noir.He was serving them with the maids.While eating, he turned to Chris.“Can you bring me my phone from my room? I might need it.”“Your phone? Sure.”Noir watched him go.“Why do you need your phone Uncle?”.“Hmmm….I need to call my useless son. That’s why I’ll be needing it for.”“Robin?”.“Why? Do you need anything from him?”.“No…but, I hadn’t seen him in a while. So, I want to meet him a little.”“It’s nice to have a father-son conversation in a while.”“But, most importantly.”“I need to showcase how nice
The man behind the Artistic smile Rising tensions
Noir glanced at Chris who arrived at the spot, gazing at him like a hawk looking at its prey.Chris also glanced at her, and their eyes met. He almost backed away out of fear.“I-is anything wrong, Miss Noir?” he stuttered in response.Noir just smiled. “No, nothing is wrong with me.”“You must be imagining things.”“Oh, then alright.”Richard cleared his throat and dialed Robin’s number.He was taking too much time to pick it up. So, he called again.Robin was in the garden picking up laundry so he didn’t hear his phone ringing.Richard ended the call and called again.This time Robin came inside the room and heard his phone ringing on the table.Seeing this he rushed to its side in a hurry.He stared at the screen only to see his dad’s number flashing on the screen.“What? Why’s he calling me now?”.After a moment of hesitation, he picked up his call.“You finally picked up son.”“Yes, I did.”“Why are you calling me suddenly?” he retorted back.Richard chuckled in response. “Why, c
The man behind the Artistic smile The final battle
Gray and Hughes also joined them on the way. Everyone arrived at the 4rth floor meeting room together.They took a seat wherever they felt and waited for grandpa’s secretary to arrive.Lucy kept checking the time. Julia was playing on her phone while Olivia was chatting with Gray.Hughes dozed off while waiting.Suddenly, the door opens wide, signaling that the wait is over. Everyone looked out the door hoping to see the figure which walked in.A man in his old thirties walked inside with grey hair and brown eyes.He’s the new secretary of Grandpa who just joined some days ago.Lucy got up by reflex.He stared at them and came up to the middle of the room. He carried some files in his hands, which he placed them on the table, then straightens his posture.He heaved a deep sigh and cleared his throat.He looks at them with straightforward eyes.“I’m the replacement of Mr. Burns who worked before me, Picado.”Hughes chuckled hearing that.“That’s a weird name.”Picado narrowed his eyes
The man behind the Artistic smile Arising crisis
Robin took a taxi home. He was looking out the window, recalling the road back home. A nostalgic feeling rushed over him. “Many months have passed since Mom’s death anniversary passed. I have learned to accept the things which I’ll not be getting back any longer. Accept the reality that’s lying in front of me.” “The things I should treasure, and the time that won’t come back any longer no matter how much I beg for it.” “Past can’t be re-written, but the future can be paved.” “And we have the power to change the outcome with our very own hands.” “Dad, will never learn his lesson. He’ll continue to be a scum which he already is.” “Trying to change him, will never work. I should stop expecting anything from him.” “That’s a better option.” In a while, he reached Bradley mansion. When he walked in he felt somewhat of a bad feeling covering his mind. He glanced sideways, placing his hand on his chest. “What is this feeling that I feel?”. He stopped in front of the gate. One of t
The man behind the Artistic smile The rules
“Work hard together as a team, you’ll be able to achieve a lot.”“Are you kidding me?” Olivia retorted back. She slammed hard on the table and stood up.“We only have the whole day to do all of this work? Are we even regarded as humans?”.“We aren’t robots. We can’t work like this at all.”“I’m calling grandpa. There’s no way he can set these rules at all.”“You must be making up these rules.”She dialed his number, about to hit call only for the phone to be taken by Gray who gave a glare at her.She narrowed her eyes in puzzlement.“Brother, why are you doing this? I need to call Grandpa. He needs to hear us out.”“There’s no point in calling him,” he ended the call and turns off the power.“What?”.“Picado is not at fault here. He’s just working instead of Grandpa and explaining to us about the rules.”“if grandpa has decided this, then we have to accept this.”“So, stop complaining like a baby, and get accustomed to everything, will you?”.“But-“.“Sit down sister,” Julia said to O
The man behind the Artistic smile Quarreling among themselves
“Is there anything else that you want to ask of me?” Picado asked turning to them. Lucy stood up on her feet, raising her hand in response. “Yes, please go on,” Picado replied. Everyone in the room stared at her only. “When is this test going to start?”. “Hm….that’s an very good question.” “Though, we wanted to start by this week, but today’s Wednesday.” “As it’s right in the middle of the week, we won’t start right away.” “We are giving you some days to rest, and start from next week. How does that sound? Your grandpa told me to get all of your opinions on this. What do you say?”. “Want to start from next week, or the week after this?”. “What’s the point of waiting for next week?” Gray retorted in a sharp tone. “If there’s going to be a battle anyway then no point in standing still.” “The more earlier we finish, the better.” “I vote for next week.” “Whoever agrees with me raise their hand.” Olivia glanced at Julia, then raised their hand. Then Hughes did as well. Picad
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