Ben frowned as he saw that Remy had disrupted Anthony from getting engaged to Clara, and his fist clenched, as that was what he waited for and wanted to confirm.He stared away and met eyes with Emma who stood aside and also stared at him, as she was hurt after seeing him dancing with another lady. But he looked away from Emma, as he had told Emma countless times that he wasn't in love with her, and they should only agree to have sex with each other. So why couldn't she just understand that his heart belongs somewhere else? He frowned as he immediately left the event hall too.Most of the staff who were invited by Anthony all saw the dramas that had happened earlier, and they wondered if the birthday celebration was still ongoing or if it had ended. And they should start going back home to their various houses too?Anthony left the event hall and went back into the living room of his family mansion. He was hurt, and he couldn't believe that Clara would actually cheat on him and still p
Martha walked up with the wrapped gift that Lerisa had bought for Anthony, and she was the last person to finally approach Anthony, who stood on the front stage. All the other guests had given their gifts to him and left the event hall after receiving their 'Thanks for coming' gift from Sandra, who was Anthony's mother's maid.Martha approached Anthony nervously, and Anthony stared at her, immediately asking, "Where is Lerisa? I haven't seen her since?""Umm, Lerisa has gone home," Martha nervously replied. Anthony frowned, remembering that he last saw Lerisa dancing happily with Ben on stage when he returned to the hall with Clara.He wondered if they had left the hall together since he didn't see Ben around either. Lerisa had been behaving strangely towards him lately, and he wondered why."I don't know if she has gone home, as she's not here now, but I will call her later to find out before leaving with our parents. But here's the gift that she bought for you," Martha said to Anthon
Lerisa arrived at her father's house earlier, parked her small red car, and went inside the house to her bedroom.She remembered the moment she had seen Anthony walking into the event hall with Clara, holding hands together as they walked up to the stage.Lerisa wiped her tears away, knowing that Anthony couldn't love her again. She felt embarrassed when Ben asked her why her countenance changed upon seeing Clara and Anthony arriving together as a couple of the night.Lerisa said to herself, "I wasn't expecting my emotions to reveal the truth of my feelings on my face. What if Ben goes ahead and tells Anthony that I'm in love with him and is jealous of seeing him and Clara together? Hmm," Lerisa sighed.She knew there was a tendency for Ben to reveal the truth about her emotions to Anthony before she did. But she said, "Anthony wouldn't believe Ben. I cannot tell Anthony yet that I love him. I am not confident to do such."Taking a deep breath, Lerisa decided to take her bath. She stri
Mrs. Antonia laughed first and replied, "No, Anthony. I wasn't like that. Although, you know, in my time, your father and I didn't have time to date as we just met through our parents who arranged it. It wasn't like we were dating. We got married, and although I didn't move in quickly to live with your father, his love and care were enough for me to be comfortable.""Hmm," Anthony was speechless. He took the bottled water from the dining table and drank it to calm his nerves. He said, "Dad is just lucky to have you. I am also lucky to have you as my mother.""That's alright, son. I wish I was able to get pregnant and birth to more siblings for you. At least, you wouldn't feel too alone.""I am not alone, Mom, as long as I have you here with me," Anthony replied, which made Mrs. Beatrice relieved.She asked Anthony, "How about Lerisa? Have you called her yet to know where she went to? I heard her sister say that she wasn't feeling fine, which is why she left here early.""I also noticed
Lerisa looked at Martha in surprise, and she shook her head and replied, "How do I admit to Anthony that I love him? Isn't a man supposed to take the lead first? Anthony may look nice and calm to us, but he's very mean and difficult at times in the office, and I am very afraid to tell him that I love him. That would seem like I am desperate. Or don't you think so?" Lerisa looked at Martha's face in hope, as Martha gave her response a thought."I don't know, but I think that Anthony likes you, and maybe if you open up your feelings to him, he will reciprocate it and love you too.""No. I am not going to beg a man to love me first. It's not appropriate. Let me just wait for Anthony to fall in love with me first, and if he doesn't, then I will move on with my life. We mustn't date, and maybe, we aren't destined to be together, just how our parents want it, and I also admire him too."Martha sighed, "It's well, sister, I'm already tired now. Let us go back to our rooms to rest, and maybe l
Anthony approached his sitting room door and pulled it open, and he saw Lerisa standing there, looking beautiful in her long brown gown. The gown hid all her shape and her big boobs that Anthony had seen the previous morning at her home when he went to visit her family to see if she was alright. Lerisa smiled sweetly at Anthony, unable to explain what had brought her to his family house instead of just sending her regards through his mother. She smiled at Anthony again and greeted him, "Good morning." "Good afternoon, Lerisa. Why are you here?" Anthony asked, staring intently at her face and wondering why she looked so happy, unlike the previous night and days when she had a sad look on her face. Her face had also been red like a tomato then. "I came to see you and to apologize for leaving your birthday celebration early yesterday. I wasn't myself, so I had to go home and rest," Lerisa said, and Anthony finally made way for her to come into his sitting room. He asked her, "Did my
Lerisa nervously greeted Anthony's father, "Good afternoon, sir." "Welcome, Lerisa. How are your parents at home?" Mr. Joshua asked, and Lerisa replied, "Fine, sir." "Hmm," Mr. Joshua hummed as he settled into a dining chair beside his wife. Lerisa saw that the time was already after 1 PM, and she really wanted to leave Anthony's family house, if not for Anthony's mother asking her to join them for lunch. She wasn't expecting the whole family to have lunch together. It had been a long time since she joined Anthony and his family for a meal. Lerisa stared downward in embarrassment as she saw Anthony at the stairs. She knew he never used to disrespect his parents, even though their requests weren't always what he wanted. Anthony looked at Lerisa silently and then stepped downstairs into the living room before walking up to the dining table to join her for lunch. Lerisa was nervous as Anthony sat beside her at the dining table. She wondered if he was the same man who had been so co
Remy looked at Anthony and responded, "There's nothing to be sorry about."Remy was wearing a white top and blue jean shorts, while Anthony had on a yellow long-sleeve shirt and black pants.Remy remembered the young lady he admired so much—Lerisa, as Ben had mentioned her name. She felt a pang of jealousy thinking about Anthony being with Clara."How about Lerisa?" Remy asked. "I saw her at your birthday celebration yesterday. She caught Clara, or April—whatever her name is—kissing me yesterday morning, and I want to apologize to her. I was embarrassed to see her at your birthday. Where does she live? Can I have her mobile number? I really like her and want to marry her." Remy finally looked at Anthony, dismissing his butler.Anthony frowned and replied, "You cannot date Lerisa.""Why? Are you involved with her?" Remy asked, his tone direct.Anthony glared at Remy. "What do you mean by that? She's like a sister to me and a family friend. I am not involved with her.""So, why are you b