Clara knew that she had lied to Remy about her name being April. This was one of her habits of lying to men about her real name since she wasn't interested in them and only wanted to have sex with them.She walked back through her house gate, as she lived there alone, and entered her room in the rented apartment.Meanwhile, Lerisa drove to the shopping complex where she wanted to purchase clothes. She parked her car and sighed as she remembered how Clara had denied knowing her.Lerisa thought about calling Anthony again. However, she didn't know how to explain to him that she saw his girlfriend cheating on him.She switched off her car engine, stepped out of her car, locked the door, and walked up to the shopping boutique where she wanted to select a gown.Entering one of the feminine boutiques, the sales representative greeted her, "Good afternoon ma'am. What kind of clothes are you looking for? We have gowns, skirts, blouses, trousers, and any other feminine wear you may need." Leris
Lerisa met with her parents in their living room and greeted them, "Good afternoon Mom, Dad.""Welcome home, Lerisa. Your father and I forgot to purchase birthday gifts for Anthony today. How about you? Did you purchase anything on your way home?" Mrs. Antonia asked. Lerisa replied, "No, mom. I forgot too."Lerisa glanced at the living room wall clock and saw that it was already 2 pm.Her father said, "There's still time, Lerisa. Why don't you go outside with your sister to the nearby shops and buy a gift for the Gregson family? We can't show up at Anthony's birthday party empty-handed, especially since he is their only son."Lerisa frowned, "What should I buy for him? They're wealthy, and we already gave Anthony a standing fan last year. I don't know what to get him this year.""Anything you choose will be fine, Lerisa. We just need to show our appreciation. It wouldn't be polite to go to their house without a gift, receive one from them, and enjoy their hospitality," Lerisa's father
Later in the evening, Lerisa was in her room when she received a phone call from Anthony. It was already 5 pm, and she had finished dressing up and applying a little makeup on her face.She was nervous to see the caller ID showing Anthony's name and didn't know whether to pick up his call or not. She was worried sick because she hadn't informed him yet about Clara cheating on him.Taking a deep breath, Lerisa finally answered the call just before it could end, and Anthony's deep, masculine voice greeted her, "Hello, Lerisa...""Hi, Anthony. I'm on my way now," Lerisa quickly replied. Anthony asked her, "Are you sure? Or do you not want to attend my birthday party tonight?"Anthony wanted to see Lerisa's face around as he saw her like his younger sister. Lerisa immediately said, "Why wouldn't I attend your birthday? I'm coming, please... Just a minute," she begged."Alright, I'm expecting you. Please don't disappoint me. Later, you can share your problem with me, and if you need money,
Staring at his handsome reflection again in the wide wall mirror for the last time, Anthony finally walked out of his bedroom upstairs. He followed the passage of the top floor and went downstairs to the event hall in the second wing of their mansion."Welcome the celebrant!! As we have been waiting for this joyful moment, to begin with the celebration of his new age with him. Anthony Gregson!" The female host shouted as she watched Anthony walk out onto the front stage into the event hall."Thank you all, Thank you," Anthony said as the round of applause increased for him. After he appeared on stage and accepted the microphone from the female host's hand in a white gown.She was a young lady, although married, but she was the host of the show. She smiled sweetly at Anthony as he smiled back at her and all the guests who had arrived in the event hall with him and his family. They all clapped happily for him too.Lerisa stood at a corner in the event hall and smiled at Anthony too. She
Ben walked outside to the stage with Lerisa. Since Anthony and the rest of the event shows hadn't started.Stepping outside on stage with Ben, as the music continued playing a love song, Lerisa could feel all eyes on her, as it seemed like all the people in the event hall paused to stare at her. Just as she walked out nervously on stage with Ben holding her closely, and with her holding his hands too.She didn't want to stare around at the table where her parents sat watching her in surprise. She knew that her mother had personally told her that she liked Anthony and wanted Anthony to marry her.With the way Ben was holding her waist so closely, Lerisa felt her face burning hot. Even though Ben was taller than her, he was the same height and had a masculine shape like Anthony.Lerisa wondered why she couldn't stop comparing Ben with Anthony. Probably because she grew up hoping a handsome man like Anthony would notice her, as they still lived in the same vicinity, and not like she trave
Lerisa immediately rushed down from the stage, not even waiting for Ben to leave the stage with her. Since the hall had turned dark, mixed with the dimly lit bulb in the hall, she collided with a masculine man whose face she hadn't seen. She apologized to him without looking up, saying, "I'm sorry."But as Lerisa wanted to get away from the event hall quickly and not witness Anthony proposing to Clara on stage, the masculine man grabbed her left wrist and swirled her around to face himself. "Ah!" Lerisa gasped, as she collided with the man's chest and looked up at his face, while Anthony and Clara continued dancing together alone on the stage."Hi, Pretty," Remy said and Lerisa shivered. She was shocked to see that he was the man she had seen earlier in the day kissing Clara Harry by the roadside."Hi," Lerisa couldn't believe her eyes, and her mouth was left open. Ben immediately approached them and quickly pulled Lerisa away from Remy's touch, glaring at Remy, too.Remy grinned at Be
Remy was shocked to see the lady's face, as he had seen her dancing earlier with Anthony, but he hadn't properly seen her face then.After he exclaimed, "What the fuck!" he attracted a lot of attention to himself, as Anthony had not yet proposed to Clara.Clara didn't know when Remy arrived, and seeing Anthony go down on one knee in front of her, she got nervous as she realized that Anthony wanted to propose to her in front of everyone and marry him.Mr. and Mrs. Gregson frowned again, while Lerisa's parents, who were also seated at the VIP seats, frowned as well upon seeing Anthony wanting to propose to another lady.They had all hoped that Anthony would marry Lerisa and fall in love to seal their family closeness. But they were wrong, as Anthony took out a red ring box from his red suit trouser side pocket, and he opened it to reveal the sparkling diamond ring inside. And he proposed to Clara in front of everyone who was amazed in the hall.Clara was emotional, as well as most of the
Ben frowned as he saw Remy had disrupted Anthony from getting engaged to Clara, and his fist clenched as that was what he waited for and wanted to confirm.Ben 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 her, 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? Ben 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 preten