"Good evening, Ma," James greeted Mrs. Beatrice as he saw her speaking to their gateman as soon as he walked out of the house."Good evening, my son. Is Lerisa at home?" Mrs. Antonia asked James. She had totally forgotten that it was Lerisa's engagement day. As she was speaking to James, that was the same time Remy and his uncle's car drove out of the house.However, Remy didn't spot Mrs. Beatrice, but she already knew why Remy was there."Yes, Ma. Lerisa is inside; let me call her for you." James quickly went back into the house to summon Lerisa. He couldn't ask Mrs. Beatrice why she wanted to see Lerisa. It was not like Mrs. Beatrice was a stranger, so he went into the living room and saw Lerisa and their mother."Lerisa, come first," James said, not wanting to tell Lerisa that Anthony's mother was looking for her outside the gate."Why are you calling Lerisa, James? What do you want to say to your sister?" Mrs. Antonia, who looked happy and excited, queried James."Mom, It's nothin
As James brought out his phone to check the incoming messages, it was a message from Benita with Anthony's house address.Mrs. Beatrice was looking so impatient, so she asked James, "Is that Anthony's address?""Yes, ma," replied James, and he passed his phone. across to Anthony's mom."Please send the house address to me. It's almost getting late. I think I know the new estate written in the message," Mrs. Beatrice said, and Lerisa also looked worriedly as she was still standing outside with James and Anthony's mother, despite the fact that her mother had summoned her to enter the house and not pay any heed to Anthony's mother."Thank you, James. I have to start going there now, as Anthony's phone isn't reachable. I am afraid of what I will meet there. I can only hope that Anthony is truly fine," Mrs. Beatrice said after James forwarded the text message to her phone.James, on the other hand, was previously going out to see Benita. But after hearing what Anthony's mother had said reg
Lerisa couldn't believe her ears when the security man informed them that Anthony didn't want to see his mother and also stated that he would be at home until next week."What's wrong with Anthony? Why does he not want to see me? Did I do anything wrong to him?" Mrs. Beatrice cried while sitting in her car's driver's seat, and Lerisa felt so terrible for her.James, on the other hand, was silent, not knowing what to say to the estate security men again as they refused to allow them to go inside and see Anthony. Even if they were allowing other people who lived on the estate to drive inside,."Calm down, Ma. I believe Anthony is fine and maybe only going through a hard time; he didn't want you to see him in his broken state. Just give him some time, ma. I am sure he will come home." James spoke to Anthony's mother, wanting to ease the older woman's heart."No, James. What went wrong with Anthony? He is my only son. What will become of me? How will I be able to have another child at thi
Lerisa looked at Anthony and his mother. She wanted to refuse to enter their house as her lips parted to speak and tremble, but she couldn't find the right word to refuse. She couldn't share the same space with Anthony, as she was still in love with him.Seeing Anthony walked back to pull the gate open for his mother to drive inside as he ordered his security man to open the gate. Lerisa didn't want to prove too stubborn, so she walked up to meet them and then walked into the compound too, marveling at the exquisite mansion in front of her.Lerisa's phone buzzed, and she immediately answered the phone call, seeing that Remy was the one phoning her after she watched Anthony's mother park her car."Hello, babe," Leirsa said to Remy as soon as she answered his phone call. "Hello, Lerisa, where are you?" Remy Inquired.Lerisa didn't want to reveal to Remy that she was not at home, so she told him. "I am at home. I will call you later, as my phone battery is low."Remy didn't suspect anyth
Lerisa sat down next to Anthony at the dining table, and the maid served them dinner.Anthony's eyes were still glued to Lerisa's face as he saw her frowning. She was going to marry his cousin, so he shouldn't be entertaining the thought of snatching Lerisa from Remy.Anthony finally asked Lerisa, "Do you like the meal, or do you want me to order something for you?"Lerisa didn't look up at Anthony's face. She stared at her plate, which contained jollof rice and fried turkey legs for dinner. She eventually replied to him, "It's okay. I can manage it."Mrs. Beatrice smiled understandingly at Lerisa, not interfering; she soon blessed their meal, and they started eating.After dinner, Anthony's mother called his father, and Anthony spoke to his father for a while.Lerisa knew that she had switched off her phone to avoid her parents. She couldn't face them, so she waited for Anthony to show her to the guest room to rest.Anthony's mother was exhausted, admiring her son's house. She wanted
"How could you lie to me, Anthony? I have been in love with you all these years, and you lie to me that I am just like a sister to you." Lerisa was in tears, and Anthony's heart broke. He turned Lerisa to face him, but she pushed his hands off just as his hands touched her arms."Stay away from me! You cheated on me; you pretended not to be in love with me, breaking my heart further with all your lies. Yet you know the truth that we are destined to be together. Why are you denying that, Anthony? Do you feel scared that you would hurt me in the long run and feel another man deserves me?"Lerisa was in tears as she moved away from Anthony. Anthony stood speechless; he loved Lerisa, but he couldn't admit it to her. He had also felt she saw him as an older brother, and it was only recently when she confessed her feelings to him—that she had been in love with him and couldn't bear to see him with other women—that he knew he had wronged her dearly."I am sorry," Anthony said, but Lerisa move
Anthony stood up from the tiled floor. He knew that it wasn't just him and Lerisa alone. Due to his silence and denial of his feelings for Lerisa, Remy had already engaged Lerisa, and now he was coming to break that bond. The media would become aware, and it would also cause a rift in their family.Lerisa sobbed, and Anthony hugged her closely, comforting her."I am sorry," he continued to apologize, and Lerisa knew that if she had to choose between Anthony and Remy, she would pick Anthony."I don't know what to tell Remy. I don't want to see you both fight because of me," Lerisa said as she turned her back to Anthony's chest.Anthony kissed Lerisa on the neck; he could no longer hold himself back. He had always restrained himself, but now that he had confessed his feelings to Lerisa, Anthony reached to undress her, and she didn't try to stop him. She wanted him badly and hadn't thought the day would come so soon.Lerisa held Anthony close, and they kissed as Anthony took her into his
"Please, Lerisa, I am sorry," Anthony tried to apologize to Lerisa after his mother left his bedroom with a grimace.Lerisa started crying on the bed as she realized what she had just done with Anthony."What am I going to explain to Remy now? Remy loves me too," Lerisa cried, still sitting on Anthony's bed."You will tell Remy the truth, that you cannot go ahead and marry him," Anthony replied, as he wanted to touch Lerisa's arms again, not equally satisfied with the previous night's events with her. However, Lerisa pushed his hands away."No! It's easy for you to say, but I cannot do it. I cannot face Remy. I have to go home now." Lerisa stepped down from the bed, and Anthony admired her physique.Anthony got down from the bed, fully unclothed. Seeing him in that state, Lerisa remembered all that had happened between them the previous night; she wanted more but knew she had Remy to deal with and, more likely, her family too.Lerisa shook her head and wanted to search the room for her