Story By Adesewa Oyegbile
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Adesewa Oyegbile

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To Be Seen by You
Updated at May 25, 2026, 09:09
When struggling portrait artist Arin Solis is offered an obscene amount of money to paint a reclusive tech magnate, she thinks it’s a scam, until the funds clear instantly. There’s just one rule: she must never see his face. Hidden behind layers of encrypted security, voice distortion, and shadowed rooms, the man known only as “Kade” is a ghost in the modern world, yet he controls a multi-billion-dollar empire without ever appearing in public. But Arin’s art demands truth, and she begins to notice impossible details: reflections that don’t match, records that don’t exist, and a man who leaves no digital footprint in an age when anonymity is nearly impossible. Then she uncovers the truth. Kade didn’t choose to disappear; he was erased. Now, powerful forces are hunting for the last remaining trace of his identity, and her painting may be the key to reconstructing it. As the line between client and protector blurs into something far more dangerous, Arin must decide: Finish the portrait and risk his life, or leave it incomplete and lose him forever.
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