MY CEO BESTIE AND ME

In the L H Group, a luxury five-story building, Lerisa Jonah stood up from her office chair on the third floor as she finished her work for the day. She worked as Anthony Gregson's secretary, so she rose from her seat, picked up her black handbag from the desk, and headed home. Lerisa was a fair-complexioned young lady, 24 years old, dressed in a yellow shirt, black pencil skirt, and black shoes. She wondered why she hadn't seen Anthony step out of his office. She knew that Anthony usually finished by 5 p.m. and left the company before 6 p.m., the normal closing hour. Lerisa made her way to Anthony's office door to see what was delaying her boss. It was after 6 p.m., and most of the staff had gone home. Approaching the door, Lerisa knocked and heard Anthony respond, “Come in.” She pushed the door slightly open, stepped inside, and saw him seated in his executive chair, staring at a red ring box in his hands. Lerisa's heart dropped the moment she saw the beautiful, sparkling diam

Lerisa walked into the living room of her family mansion and met her mother standing beside the dining room, arranging the dining chairs. Her elder brother and younger sister weren’t around, as they were still in school. "Good evening, Mom," Lerisa greeted her mother, but didn’t stop in the living room as she walked toward the corridor that led to all the rooms in the big house. Mrs. Antonia wondered what had happened to her first daughter as she saw how Lerisa’s face looked pretty red. She immediately called Lerisa back. "Come here, Lerisa! What happened in the office today? Why does your face look so red?" Lerisa stopped and replied, "Nothing, Mom, I’m fine." Mrs. Antonia sighed and dismissed Lerisa. "That’s alright; do quickly and come join your father and me for dinner." "Okay, Mom," Lerisa replied, darting into the corridor as she went to her room to take her bath. She stepped into her room and shut the door. She cried, leaning against the door for support as she strode

Lerisa was done having dinner with her parents in the dining room. None of her siblings were at home, so she stood up, locked the house entrance door, and finally returned to her bedroom to sleep. She went into her room, picked up her phone, and saw that it was after 10 p.m. Lerisa was surprised to see seven missed calls from Anthony. She quickly called him back to find out why he had called. The phone call connected, and Lerisa spoke first: “Hello, Anthony.” Anthony was still standing in his bedroom, preparing to sleep. He saw his phone ringing, took it, and saw that Lerisa was the one calling. Anthony picked up and asked, “Hey, Lerisa. I was calling earlier to know if you got home safely and if you’re alright now.” “Yeah, I’m fine now. Thanks for calling to check,” Lerisa replied. She knew Anthony cared for her like an older brother—but he was not her brother, as she had an older brother named James Jonah. Lerisa wished Anthony could see her beyond the sibling bond or their fam

Ben chuckled first over the phone call. He knew he had been asking Lerisa out, yet she did not want to accept him. Lerisa was the first lady who had ever rejected Ben's advances to date her. He felt determined to have her by force, whether she liked him or not. He believed that, with time, she would fall in love with him too. He replied, "Does it matter how I got your number, Lerisa? The truth is that I want to hear your voice. I have been searching for your mobile number since and got it from somewhere else." "Where?" Lerisa asked. She frowned and did not want to have anything to do with Ben. She knew that Ben came from a rich family. He was not the first son, but he owned a hotel and did well at his age, despite being the same age as Anthony. Lerisa asked him, "Why are you calling me?" "Chill, babe. Why are you sounding so pissed off? Yesterday, I saw that you looked so sad, and that made me truly worried about you. I could not sleep well last night, which is why I am calling y

Clara knew that she had lied to Remy about her name being April. That was one of her habits of lying to men about her real name, since she was not interested in them and only wanted to have sex with them. She walked through her house gate, as she lived there alone, and went into 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 to call Anthony again on the phone. But she did not know how she would explain to him that she saw his girlfriend cheating on him. Lerisa switched off her car engine and stepped out of her car. She locked her car door and walked to the shopping boutique where she wanted to select a gown. She stepped into one of the feminine boutiques. The sales representative attended to her. "Good afternoon, ma'am. What kind of clothes do you want to buy? We have gowns, skirts and blouses, and trousers and a