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 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 strippe
Mrs. Antonia first laughed 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, my son. I wish I was able to get pregnant and give 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 him, "How about Lerisa? Have you called her yet to know where she went? I heard her sister say that she wasn't feeling fine, which is why she left here early.""I also notice
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 who should 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," Martha said."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," Lerisa replied. "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 ou
Anthony approached his sitting room door and pulled it open, and he saw Lerisa standing there, looking beautiful in her brown long 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 home to know 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 was also 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 m
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, and he settled on a dining chair beside his wife. Lerisa saw that the time was already after 1 p.m., and she really wanted to leave Anthony's family house; if not, Anthony's mother had asked her to join her for lunch. She wasn't expecting the whole family to have lunch together. And it had been long since she joined Anthony and his family for lunch. Lerisa stared downward in embarrassment as she saw Anthony on the stairs. She knew that he didn't disrespect his parents. Even though their request wasn't what he wanted. Anthony looked at Lerisa in silence, and he stepped downstairs into the living room first before he walked up to the dining table to join Lerisa there for their lunch meal. Lerisa was nervous as Anthony sat beside her on the dining table. And she wondered if he was the same ma
Remy looked at Anthony's face, and he responded, "There's nothing to be sorry about." Remy was wearing a white top and blue jean shorts, while Anthony was wearing a yellow long-sleeve shirt and black pants. Remy remembered the young lady that he admired so much, and he remembered Ben saying her name was Lerisa. He was jealous of seeing Anthony with Clara. Remy asked Anthony, "How about Lerisa? I saw her yesterday at your birthday celebration. Although she caught Clara or April, whatever her name is, Lerisa caught us kissing yesterday morning, and I want to apologize to her. I was embarrassed to see her on your birthday. Where does she live? Can I have her mobile contact information from you, as I really do like her and I want to marry her?" Remy finally looked at Anthony's face as he dismissed his butler. Anthony frowned and replied to Remy, "You cannot date Lerisa." Remy asked explicitly, "Why? Are you involved with her?" Anthony glared at Remy. He asked Remy angrily, "What do y
Lerisa walked into the living room and met her younger sister and mother, who were busy watching a lovely movie on the television screen on that Sunday afternoon. She greeted her mother and subtly made her way towards the corridor that led to her room, but her mother called her back and said, "Lerisa, wait... Where did you go to since?" Lerisa paused at the door entrance and heard Martha reply to their mother, "Mom, where else? If not to see her lover, Anthony..." Martha smiled, teasing Lerisa, but she glared at her younger sister instead of smiling at the mention of Anthony's name, as she usually did before. Mrs. Antonia smiled faintly, seeing that her first daughter wasn't happy at the mention of Anthony's name. She remembered the failed engagement and asked Lerisa, "What's wrong, Lerisa?" Lerisa sighed and replied, "Nothing, mom... I went to Anthony's family house after closing from church to see Anthony, but that's not why Martha should call him'my lover' again. Anthony has bo
Anthony arrived home that evening, and he couldn't stop thinking about whether Lerisa truly liked him or not. He sighed and made his way into the mansion, shortly after parking his car in their garage. Mrs. Beatrice wasn't happy with how Anthony had rejected Lerisa. She decided not to ask Anthony anything related to Lerisa again. She accepted in her mind, 'Maybe Anthony and Lerisa weren't meant to be.' Anthony walked into the living room and met his parents, seated in the dining room. He greeted them, "Good evening, Mom and Dad," and walked towards the dining room to join them for dinner. Mr. Joshua had a calmer expression on his face, while his wife wasn't still happy with how Anthony had reacted earlier. She frowned, remembering that Lerisa looked so unhappy before she left their house in the afternoon. Anthony pulled out a dinner chair and sat down at the dining table, while Sandra served them soup and locally made fufu to swallow as their supper. Anthony didn't speak a word, s