Chapter 22: - Mother's proposal again.

Lerisa nervously greeted Anthony's father, "Good afternoon, sir."

"Welcome, Lerisa. How are your parents at home?" Mr. Joshua asked, and Lerisa replied, "Fine, sir."

"Hmm," Mr. Joshua hummed as he settled into a dining chair beside his wife.

Lerisa saw that the time was already after 1 PM, and she really wanted to leave Anthony's family house, if not for Anthony's mother asking her to join them for lunch.

She wasn't expecting the whole family to have lunch together. It had been a long time since she joined Anthony and his family for a meal.

Lerisa stared downward in embarrassment as she saw Anthony at the stairs. She knew he never used to disrespect his parents, even though their requests weren't always what he wanted.

Anthony looked at Lerisa silently and then stepped downstairs into the living room before walking up to the dining table to join her for lunch.

Lerisa was nervous as Anthony sat beside her at the dining table. She wondered if he was the same man who had been so co