All Chapters of MY CEO BESTIE AND ME: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Anthony ignored responding to Mark, as he didn't avert his gaze nor bat an eye to stare at Mark Terry for a second, who had stepped into his office to see him. His gaze was strictly on Lerisa, whom he was staring at with concern. Lerisa felt embarrassed after seeing Mark apologize to Anthony, and he exited Anthony's office by shutting the door. Mark already knew that Lerisa had a crush on Anthony, which was the reason she rejected his love proposal. He shook his head in denial after seeing Anthony holding Lerisa's arms, confirming to him that they were secret lovers but pretending in front of the other staff like they were siblings. “Lerisa..." Anthony called out her name again, making her shudder in his hold and snap out of her trance, as he was still holding her arms closely. Anthony knew that Lerisa was not in any relationship, and he wondered what had made her look sad and if someone had broken her heart or was troubling her. "What's wrong with you? Don't tell me it is nothi

Anthony continued to wonder about why Lerisa wasn't happy with him getting engaged, as he didn't have any siblings and had grown up seeing Lerisa as his junior sibling. Anthony sighed and focused his gaze on the road, driving home. Soon, he arrived home and drove his black Benz into the garage, before getting out of his car and walking up to their duplex mansion. “Good evening, Mom and Dad,” Anthony greeted his parents as he stepped into the living room and saw them sitting in the dining room chairs. Anthony's mother smiled and replied first, “Welcome home, Anthony. How was work today?” “Fine, Mother,” Anthony replied and walked up toward the living room stairs, to retire to his bedroom. However, his mother, Mrs. Beatrice Gregson spoke to him, “Wait, Anthony, won't you join us for dinner, before retiring to your bedroom?” Anthony paused on the stairs, stared back at his mother, and replied, “Okay, Mom. How's the birthday preparation going? We will celebrate it here tomorrow in the

Anthony stared back at Lerisa's face and said to her, "I have to go home now, Lerisa. I hope that you're truly feeling fine now." Anthony drank from the bottled water in his hands again, looking directly at Lerisa's face. She replied, "Yes, I'm fine. See you later in the evening." Lerisa's pretty, fair-complexioned face turned sad again as she remembered that Anthony would definitely propose to Clara in the evening, as Anthony and Clara have been dating for three years or more. Anthony noticed the change in Lerisa's mood due to how her face automatically turned red. He asked her, "What's wrong with you again?" Lerisa snapped out of her trance and replied, "Nothing, I'm fine." "Hmm, you keep lying to me that you're fine when you are not fine. Tell me the truth, Lerisa. What's bothering you? You can share whatever the problem is with me. You know that I care about you, and I know that you don't have any other friends aside from me," Anthony said. "You don't have a boyfriend, or prob

Lerisa sighed, knowing that she couldn't miss Anthony's 30th birthday party. She had been there with him since he used to celebrate his seventh birthday party, and until now, he has become an adult. Lerisa knew that if she avoided attending Anthony's birthday party that night, it might seem as though she was jealous or holding a grudge against him, and her parents would frown upon her. Lerisa fixed her gaze on the road as she drove her red car out of the street and wanted to take another street turn before driving out onto the main road. But just then, she saw a lady and a man kissing each other in front of a black car parked on the street. Lerisa wondered who the shameless young lady and the man were that were kissing in public instead of finding somewhere private. She knew that mostly rich families lived around the estate, as most houses were individually owned and some were mostly occupied by the real house owners together with their family members, instead of tenants. But as

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 that we will give to Anthony today. How about you? Did you purchase anything when you were coming home?" Mrs. Antonia asked, and Lerisa replied, "No, mom. I forgot too." Lerisa stared at the living room wall clock and saw that it was 2 pm. Her father said, "There's still time, Lerisa. Why not go outside now with your sister to the shops nearby and purchase what we will give to the Gregson family? As you know, we cannot go there empty-handed to attend Anthony's birthday, since he is their only son." "Hmm, you're right, father. But what do I shop for him? As they're rich, and last year we had already given Anthony a standing fan. And I don't know what to buy for him this year again," Lerisa said with a frowning face, as they had bought a lot of gifts for Anthony before, and she didn't know what she would give him rec