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Afterward, Lucy and her team members were called by Picado and he gave them a big lecture. The afternoon passed by, and eventually, Mr. Morrison accepted to host a meeting with them again.And the evening was over till they finished the meeting and signed the deal.They all waited in front of the gate impatiently to see the results of who was in which rank on the 2nd day. Lucy kept praying to get some better results.When the results came out, the first rank was empty, but the second rank was taken by Gray, then the 3rd was taken by Olivia and the 4th is taken by Julia, Hughes, and later Lucy.Lucy’s heart dropped for a second to see this.Chelsa saw the board and looked at Lucy with a worried face.“Will she be able to take this shock any longer?”.“2nd rank on the 2nd day, seems like a good omen,” Olivia comments, sitting right next to Gray.Gray smiled and tucked a pair of cigarettes out of his pockets.“You are just flattering me.” Olivia narrowed her eyes at him.“Aren’t you be
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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
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 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
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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 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
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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 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
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