Chapter 5: Unexpected visit

Lerisa had finished having dinner with her parents in the dining room. None of her siblings were at home, so she stood up, locked the house entrance door, and finally returned to her bedroom to sleep.

She went into her bedroom, picked up her phone, and saw that the time was after 10 p.m. Furthermore, she was surprised to see many missed calls from Anthony. She wasted no time and immediately called him back to find out why he had called her.

The phone call connected, and she spoke first: “Hello, Anthony.”

Anthony was still standing in his bedroom, preparing to sleep.

He saw his phone ringing, took it, and saw that Lerisa was calling him.

Anthony answered her call and asked, “Hey, Lerisa. I was calling earlier to check if you had gotten home safely and if you're alright now.”

"Yeah, I'm fine now. Thanks for calling to check," Lerisa replied. She knew that Anthony cared for her like an older brother. But he was not her brother, as she had a big brother named James Jonah.

Lerisa wished Anthony could see her as more than just a sibling or family friend, as she loved him too.

Anthony said, “Okay then. Goodnight. I will still visit you tomorrow morning to check up on you again.”

"Okay," Lerisa replied. She didn't want to refuse Anthony's visit to her family home. She agreed, knowing that it wasn't Anthony's first time visiting her family, as her mother liked him a lot.

Lerisa said, “Goodnight too.”

The phone call with Anthony finally ended, and Lerisa stared at her phone screen in silence for a while.

She had saved Anthony's photos on her phone and even used one as her screen wallpaper.

Lerisa smiled and kissed Anthony's photo on her phone screen, feeling her innocent heart shudder and thud in her chest for Anthony.

If only he could hear her heart beating.

Lerisa finally plugged her phone in to charge, then went into her bathroom to freshen up before getting out and walking to her pink bed to sleep.

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The following Saturday morning, Anthony finished his early morning exercise and fitness training, he jogged for a while and ran too.

He was a billionaire, but that didn't stop him from exercising, as most of the rich folks occupied the town they lived in.

Anthony was wearing a white sports jersey as he went jogging that morning. He wore a white singlet top, white shorts, and white socks, paired with white canvas shoes.

Anthony looked breathtakingly handsome, and plenty of young ladies along the way stole glances at him. They watched him jogging at that early hour.

Anthony's family home was not far from Lerisa's family home; it was only two streets away.

He decided to visit Lerisa at her family mansion to find out how she was doing, as he saw her as his junior sister and best friend.

Anthony finally approached Lerisa's family gate and knocked on the black gate, waiting for someone to come out and open it.

Meanwhile, the huge black gate was locked from within, and Anthony didn't have his phone to call Lerisa and inform her that he was at her family house.

Anthony glanced at his wristwatch and saw it was already after 8 a.m. The sun was rising gradually above the clouds. He knocked again before Lerisa, who was sweeping the front of her father's compound, came to open the gate.

Lerisa gasped, surprised to see Anthony standing there, looking breathtakingly handsome and filled with sweat.

Her breath caught in her throat seeing Anthony in a white singlet top that revealed his masculine abs. She imagine what those toned abs would feel like if she finally touched him bare.

Lerisa gulped hard as she stared up at Anthony's handsome face.

She met his blue eyes and greeted him, bashfully, “Good morning, sir."

Anthony smiled, happy to see Lerisa's blushing face, as she usually did. She was very light-skinned, and he liked seeing her pretty face.

Anthony replied, “Good morning, Lerisa. How was your night?"

Anthony took the water bottle he was holding in his right hand up to his lips. After opening the bottle, he drank from it, with water dripping down the side of his lips.

Lerisa swallowed again, watching Anthony drink the water. She looked downward while he moved the bottle away from his lips and asked, “I came to see you. How are you feeling now?”

“Lerisa! Who's there at the gate?” Lerisa heard her mother ask from inside the house.

She looked back toward her mother and replied, “Anthony is here, Mom.”

Anthony walked closer to the gate, standing near Lerisa. He said, "Move away from the gate; let me say hello to your parents first."

Lerisa wasn't wearing a bra underneath her blue nightgown. She felt her body radiate heat due to Anthony's close proximity.

She immediately stepped aside from the gate and made way for Anthony to enter her parents' compound, as he was standing very close to her.

Anthony smiled at Lerisa while his eyes traveled and lingered downward, staring at her full bosom. He gulped and quickly looked away as his eyes caught her sharp, pointed nipples that were already hard, visible through her blue nightgown.

Lerisa quickly stepped aside, and Anthony walked into the compound to greet her mother, who was smiling at him.

Mrs. Antonia Jonah stepped outside from the front door as she saw Anthony approaching and recognized him as the man speaking to Lerisa at the gate.

Mrs. Antonia smiled at Anthony and greeted him first: “Our CEO, good morning, sir.”

Anthony smiled and replied, “Good morning, Ma. How are you this morning?”

“I'm fine, Anthony, and you? What a pleasant surprise to see you here! You hardly visit us since you took over as the new CEO. Did we do anything wrong to offend you in any way?" Mrs. Antonia inquired.

Anthony replied, “No, Ma. Not at all."

Anthony offered a friendly smile, which relieved Mrs. Antonia. She smiled back and said, “You're welcome to our house anytime you like. Come inside; I'm about to prepare breakfast now. You can join us.”

“No, Ma. Thank you. I only came to find out how Lerisa is doing, as she looked so sad yesterday,” Anthony said, his eyes moving to Lerisa, who was standing nearby. 

Lerisa then walked up to meet them, smiling shyly and hiding her blushing face.

“Lerisa? Oh! She came back home yesterday looking sad too, and I wondered what went wrong with her. I hope there's no problem between you two at the office,” Mrs. Antonia asked.

“No, Ma. I don't have any problem with Lerisa, and I can see that she's fine now. I have to be on my way home; that's why I came to check on her,” Anthony said politely, wanting to leave.

“Okay then. Thank you for visiting and checking up on my daughter. Your mother invited me over for your birthday celebration tonight. I hope you invited my daughter too,” Mrs. Antonia asked, smiling brightly, as she wanted Anthony as her son-in-law.

Anthony smiled handsomely and said, “Yes, Ma. I did.”

“Okay then. We'll see you later this evening. I have to go inside now and prepare what I initially wanted to fry for breakfast before you arrived. Goodbye, Anthony,” Mrs. Antonia said.

Anthony answered, “Okay, Ma.”

Lerisa stood aside, listening to her mother's conversation with Anthony. Her mother left and went back into the bungalow, leaving her and Anthony alone.