Chapter 52

"Hmm, Mother. Each time I try to get past this, you just keep making it hard for me. I cannot love Lerisa in that manner. It's too hard for me. My best friend, my younger sister,"

"She's not your sister, Anthony. It's okay. I know it is not easy for you. But I wish that you could just try to see Lerisa beyond siblings bonds and date her. Anyway, who is the new young lady that you are now dating? Come, let us have something to eat first. Your father went out with his friends. They had a party to attend, but it's men's stuff, and I cannot go with him," Mrs. Beatrice explained.

"That's fine, mom, but about Lerisa. We cannot date. Lerisa is even dating Remy now," Anthony said.

"What??" Mrs. Beatrice looked stunned.

"You see what you have caused. When your father and I advised you to marry Lerisa, you refused. Now Remy has seen her value and importance, and you just lost." Mrs. Beatrice was not happy to hear the news.

Anthony walked up to the dining room to join his mother. He had an e