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Anthony ignored Mark, not averting his gaze or blinking an eye at Mark Terry, who had entered his office. His gaze was fixed on Lerisa, whom he was staring at with concern. Lerisa felt embarrassed after seeing Mark apologize to Anthony, and he immediately exited Anthony's office, shutting the door. Mark already knew that Lerisa had a crush on Anthony, which was why she rejected his proposal. He shook his head in disbelief after seeing Anthony holding Lerisa closely by her arms, confirming his suspicion that they were secret lovers pretending to be siblings in front of the other staff. “Lerisa…" Anthony called out her name, making her shudder, as he was still holding her arms. Anthony knew that Lerisa was not in any relationship, so he wondered what had made her look sad, if someone had broken her heart or was troubling her. "What's wrong with you? Don't tell me it is nothing when you're looking this sad?" He asked, looking deeply into her face. "Nothing is wrong with me. I only

Anthony continued to think about why Lerisa wasn't happy, as he didn't have any siblings and had grown up seeing Lerisa as one. Anthony sighed and focused on the road, driving home. Soon, he arrived and drove into the garage before getting out of his car and walking up to their duplex. “Good evening, Mom and Dad,” Anthony greeted his parents as he stepped into the living room and saw them sitting in the dining room. His mother smiled and replied, “Welcome home, Anthony. How was work today?” “Fine, Mother,” Anthony walked towards the stairs to his bedroom. However, his mother said, “Wait, Anthony, won't you join us for dinner before going to your room?” Anthony paused, looked back at his mother, and replied, “Okay, Mom. How's the birthday preparation going? We will celebrate it here tomorrow in the event hall.” Anthony walked to the dining room to join his parents. He pulled out a chair and sat down across from his father. His mother replied, “Fine.” Anthony's phone rang, and he

Anthony finally looked back at Lerisa and said, "I have to go home now, Lerisa. I hope that you're truly feeling fine now." Anthony drank from the bottled water again, looking directly at Lerisa's face. She replied, "Yes, I'm fine. See you later." Lerisa's face turned sad again as she remembered that Anthony would definitely propose to Clara that evening, since they had been dating for three years or more. Anthony noticed the change in Lerisa's mood, seeing her face turn 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're not. 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 probably you do, but I don't know him yet, and I haven't met him. However, that's not why you should

Lerisa sighed, knowing that she couldn't miss Anthony's 30th birthday party. She had been there with him since his seventh birthday, and until now that he had become an adult. Lerisa knew that if she avoided attending, it might seem as though she was jealous or holding a grudge, and her parents would frown at her. Fixing her gaze on the road, Lerisa drove her car out of the street and wanted to take another turn before driving onto the main road. But just then, she saw a woman and a man kissing in front of a black car parked on the street. Lerisa wondered who the shameless young woman and the man were, kissing in public instead of finding somewhere private. She knew that mostly wealthy families lived around the estate, as most houses were individually owned and occupied by the owners and their families, instead of tenants. But as she drove ahead to exit the street and approached the black car, Lerisa saw the woman's face. She was shocked to see that it was Anthony's girlfriend, C

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