All Chapters of MY CEO BESTIE AND ME: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Staring at his reflection in the mirror one last time, Anthony walked out of his bedroom. He followed the passage on the top floor and went downstairs to the event hall in the second wing of their mansion."Welcome the celebrant! We've been waiting for this joyful moment to begin celebrating his new age with him. Anthony Gregson!" The female host shouted as she watched Anthony walk onto the stage."Thank you all, thank you," Anthony said as the applause increased. He appeared on stage and accepted the microphone from the host, a young, married woman dressed in a white dress and black heels. She smiled sweetly at Anthony, who smiled back at her and all the guests. They all clapped happily for him.Lerisa stood in a corner and smiled at Anthony. She watched him on stage and walked to sit on one of the white plastic chairs beside her sister, after seeing most of the guests sitting down."I appreciate you all acknowledging my birthday invitation. Today wouldn't have been memorable without

Lerisa immediately rushed off the stage, not even waiting for Ben. Since the hall had turned dark, mixed with the dim lighting, she collided with a man whose face she hadn't seen. She apologized without looking up, saying, "I'm sorry."But as she wanted to get away from the event hall and not witness Anthony proposing to Clara, the man grabbed her wrist and swirled her around to face him. Lerisa gasped, "Ah!"She collided with his chest and looked up at his face, while Anthony and Clara continued dancing together."Hi, Pretty," Remy said. Lerisa was shocked to see that he was the same man she had seen kissing Clara earlier in the day."Hi," Lerisa couldn't believe her eyes, and her mouth was left open. Ben immediately approached them and pulled Lerisa away from Remy's touch, glaring at Remy.Remy smiled at Ben and Lerisa, while she pulled herself away from Ben's hold.Remy was wearing a simple yellow shirt with some of the buttons open at the top, revealing his sturdy chest. He looked

Ben frowned as he saw that Remy had disrupted Anthony's engagement to Clara, and his fist clenched, as that was what he had been waiting to confirm.Ben stared away and met eyes with Emma, who stood aside and also stared at him. She was hurt after seeing him dancing with another lady. However, Ben looked away from Emma, as he had told her countless times that he wasn't in love with her, and they should only agree to have sex. So why couldn't she understand that his heart belonged somewhere else? He frowned and immediately left the event hall.Most of the staff who were invited by Anthony all saw the drama and wondered if the birthday celebration was still ongoing or if it had ended, and if they should start going home.Anthony left the event hall and went back into the living room of his family mansion. He was hurt and couldn't believe that Clara would cheat on him and still pretend to love him.Anthony gave Clara everything that she wanted and demanded. Yet she still cheated on him an

Lerisa arrived at her father's house, parked her car, and went inside to her bedroom.She remembered the moment she had seen Anthony walking into the event hall with Clara, holding hands as they walked up to the stage.Lerisa wiped her tears away, knowing that Anthony couldn't love her. She felt embarrassed when Ben asked her why her countenance changed upon seeing Clara and Anthony arriving together.Lerisa said to herself, "I wasn't expecting my emotions to reveal the truth of my feelings. What if Ben tells Anthony that I'm in love with him and is jealous of seeing him and Clara together?" 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 a bath. She stripped off the green gown she had worn to the event.Her phone rang, and she picked it up to hear her s

Lerisa looked at Martha in surprise, shook her head, and replied, "How do I admit to Anthony that I love him? Isn't it 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, hoping for a response."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 suggested."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. 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," Lerisa admitted, lookimg sad.Martha sighed, "It's well, sister, I'm already tired now. Let us go back to our rooms to rest,