Views displays an empty field instead of the empty text

This is the scenario

Fields: Using a cck field (multiple value) as the only field in the view. for example, link field

Arguments: the node id (of the node which contains the field)

Actually: The node is present.

However, the following occurs:

1) If there are link fields entered:
If it is a table view, the view lists the fields then appends an empty 'row' to the end of the view with an extra border hanging alone there.
And if it is a list view, a weird list button appears alone aimlessly.

2) If there are no links entered in this field (meaning the field contains no values):
The view lists an empty row (in case of table view) or throws a lonely list button (in case of list view)

This means that if there is empty text, it won't be displayed. Seems like cck multiple values tricks views into believing that the field is not empty (even if it is) thus returning an 'empty view'.