Lerisa smiled and turned to face her mother, "Good morning, Mom.""How are you doing?" Mrs. Antonia asked as she stepped into the room. She wore a white nightdress. She smiled as she walked up to her daughter's bed."I'm fine, Mom. I'm going to work," Lerisa replied as she dried her wet body."Let me get my clothes from the wardrobe," Lerisa said as she walked into her closet to search for the dress that she would wear to work.Mrs. Antonia smiled as she wanted to discuss with Lerisa, she desired a private conversation."Okay," She said, waiting for her first daughter to step out."Mom, this one you're sitting here on my bed. I hope there is no problem?" Lerisa asked her mother, as she donned a blue shirt and a black pencil skirt."No problem. Only that I wanted to inform you about what Mrs. Beatrice said yesterday. You know that she's still my friend, and regarding Anthony too."Lerisa frowned as she heard what her mother said. Every time Lerisa heard about Anthony, she's not happy,
Lerisa sat in the dining room waiting for her mother to return from the kitchen. She couldn't believe what her mother had said about her and Anthony being soulmates.“How is Anthony my soulmate?” Lerisa wondered in her mind."Here's your tea," Mrs. Antonia said as she stepped out from the kitchen and served Lerisa her tea."Thanks Mom, has James left the house?" Lerisa asked, as she heard the sound of her father's car starting in the garage."Yes, James left the house earlier, and your dad is going out to meet with a real estate agent. You know he's building a house for rental purposes, that's why he's leaving the house.""Okay." Lerisa quickly drank her tea with her bread. Her mother then reassured her, "You shouldn't worry too much about what I have told you regarding Anthony. I will meet with the pastor. Maybe with more prayers, there will be a solution. Your marriage will be happy and blessed.""Mom" Lerisa sighed. She didn't know what to say."It's all right. I am not going back
Remy sat in his office watching the interviews regarding his fiancée. It was the reason he hadn't proposed to any lady yet. His father is a billionaire, which is the reason he's well-established at a younger age.Remy smiled and went back to his other work. He knew Lerisa was a shy lady, so he didn't bother calling her over to his office. He decided to give her time and for them to see later, maybe after closing hour. He had also discussed the marriage plans with his parents, and they agreed to meet with Lerisa's parents over the weekend to set the wedding date.Lerisa was in her working space when a lady named Kira Jackson entered. A fair-skinned young lady of about 25 years old. She was jealous of Lerisa as she had been working for Remy for three years and hoping he would propose to her. Remy never had a fling with any of his workers. He didn't stare at his staff with hostility either. But what Kira couldn't understand was why Remy didn't ask any of them out. Now, ever since Leri
Lerisa wondered why she stood in front of the white new Jeep decorated with balloons with Remy.Remy turned to face her and said, "Here's my lovely present to you for accepting to marry me.""Oh my!" Lerisa exclaimed. She jumped up with joy and hugged Remy tightly. "Are you serious? Is this really for me?"She looked so excited. Remy replied, "Yes. You can check out the vehicle. If you don't like it, I can get another model asap.""Oh my goodness! I love it, Remy. Thank you," Lerisa leaned forward and kissed Remy lightly on his left cheek. Remy smiled; however, he knows Lerisa is shy, so he wasn't demanding much from her. He gave her the car key, and Lerisa walked up to her new car to examine it."My goodness! It's lovely," Lerisa toured the white Land Cruiser SUV that Remy acquired for her. She felt so emotional, and she went back to kneel in front of Remy and thanked him in their cultural way."No, baby. Get up. You know that I love you very much, and I can do more than this for you,
Lerisa thought about why Anthony didn't show up at his company. She knew that he usually showed up every day and wondered if all was well with him.After her dinner with her family ended, Lerisa went into the kitchen and tidied it up. She tried not to think too much about Anthony and wondered why she was feeling bad about him.She engaged herself with washing the dirty dishes in the kitchen. After that, she retired back to her room to sleep.The following morning, Lerisa woke up in her bedroom and prepared to go to her workplace. She knew that she was the talk of the town after her engagement with Remy went viral. Lerisa didn't think she could leave Remy, and she was glad that he was also loyal to her.She went into her bathroom, brushed her teeth, and did some clean shaving. Admiring her reflection in her bathroom mirror, Lerisa thought about the moment she would definitely consummate her marriage with Remy.She slapped her left cheek and said, "No, I shouldn't be thinking about this
"Oh my God! MOM! They're here," Lerisa was nervous as she knew the multiple cars arriving at her father's house were Remy and his uncles. "Yes. Calm down. Let me go and attend to them. I will send for you," Mrs. Antonia said. She turned and exited her daughter's room. Mrs. Antonia hadn't taken her bath, so she rushed into her room for a quick bath. She put on traditional clothes and applied a little makeup to her face. She stepped out wearing an orange top with a brown wrapper wrapped around her waist. She paired it with black shoes and applied makeup to her face, along with a little red lipstick. Remy got out of his car and looked around Lerisa's family home. He arrived with two of his uncles, his father's elder brother, and younger brother too. Mr. Fred Jonah stepped out of the house to welcome them. He greeted Remy's uncles and ushered them into his house. "You're highly welcome to our home. What can we serve you?" Mr. Fred asked. James was around, so he shook hands with Remy,
"Good evening, Ma," James greeted Mrs. Beatrice as he saw her speaking to their gateman as soon as he walked out of the house."Good evening, my son. Is Lerisa at home?" Mrs. Antonia asked James. She had totally forgotten that it was Lerisa's engagement day. As she was speaking to James, that was the same time Remy and his uncle's car drove out of the house.However, Remy didn't spot Mrs. Beatrice, but she already knew why Remy was there."Yes, Ma. Lerisa is inside; let me call her for you." James quickly went back into the house to summon Lerisa. He couldn't ask Mrs. Beatrice why she wanted to see Lerisa. It was not like Mrs. Beatrice was a stranger, so he went into the living room and saw Lerisa and their mother."Lerisa, come first," James said, not wanting to tell Lerisa that Anthony's mother was looking for her outside the gate."Why are you calling Lerisa, James? What do you want to say to your sister?" Mrs. Antonia, who looked happy and excited, queried James."Mom, It's nothin
As James brought out his phone to check the incoming messages, it was a message from Benita with Anthony's house address.Mrs. Beatrice was looking so impatient, so she asked James, "Is that Anthony's address?""Yes, ma," replied James, and he passed his phone. across to Anthony's mom."Please send the house address to me. It's almost getting late. I think I know the new estate written in the message," Mrs. Beatrice said, and Lerisa also looked worriedly as she was still standing outside with James and Anthony's mother, despite the fact that her mother had summoned her to enter the house and not pay any heed to Anthony's mother."Thank you, James. I have to start going there now, as Anthony's phone isn't reachable. I am afraid of what I will meet there. I can only hope that Anthony is truly fine," Mrs. Beatrice said after James forwarded the text message to her phone.James, on the other hand, was previously going out to see Benita. But after hearing what Anthony's mother had said reg
Anthony already knew Remy would be heartbroken, so he left and went back home to apologize to his parents, not wanting to add to Remy's agony.Remy already grasped the situation, and if Anthony hadn't been his cousin, he could have dealt with him for daring to come to his house and tell him directly that he had slept with his woman.After Anthony left, Remy went back into his house to nurse his broken heart.A month passed and after the trending news stopped, Remy went back to his business. The female staff didn't dare to gossip about the matter. except they risked losing their jobs.Lerisa knew she owed Remy an apology, and her mother had said that she wouldn't marry Anthony unless she tender an apology at Remy.Lerisa arrived at Remy's hotel with the car gift that he bought for her. She did not know his house, so she donned a red dress and made her way to Remy's office.When the female staff saw Lerisa, their murmuring and gossip resurfaced. Lerisa didn't care and made her way to Re
Lerisa hadn't stepped out of her father's house since she started trending. She was ashamed and couldn't face Remy. She couldn't tell Remy why she had broken up with him.Hearing her mother's voice, Lerisa rushed out of the house as she heard her mother shouting at someone. However, as Lerisa walked out, she saw Anthony drenched, with water dripping down his body.Anthony wasn't annoyed. He didn't want to leave until he saw Lerisa."Mom! What have you done?" Lerisa shouted, shocked to see that her mother had actually baptized Anthony with a bucket of cold water. Mrs. Antonia hissed and went back into the house, not wanting to answer Lerisa's questions.Looking back at Anthony, Lerisa offered her apologies to him. She did not know that Remy had arrived earlier, but seeing Anthony wet, Lerisa offered to bring James's clothes for him to change into."See them, shameless people," Mrs. Antonia muttered from her kitchen window. She should have known that she could not change her daughter's d
Lerisa looked at her father sadly and said, "Dad, you cannot tell the Creed family that it's because of Anthony that you want to call off the wedding.""Then what should I tell them?" Mr. Fred asked. "You went to Anthony's house and ended up sleeping on his bed.""Dad, I don't want Anthony and Remy to quarrel because of me. They're brothers and...""You should have been aware that they were brothers and not comfortably slept with Anthony unclothed on his bed. I don't want to discuss this matter again. Mr. Joshua and his wife are equally disappointed, as they know this would cause a rift in their family, especially since Mrs. Samara is Mrs. Beatrice's only sister. Your actions have caused a lot of problems, but it will be settled. You can go." Mr. Fred dismissed Lerisa. He did not believe his wife at first, but after visiting the Gregson home, Mr. Joshua told him personally that his wife had been in tears, blaming Anthony as the cause."Why did Anthony not admit his feelings sooner? He
Remy already noticed that Lerisa wasn't sounding like her usual self. However, he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong with her. He donned a casual outfit, but he was still handsome and tall."Fine. If you say so, I will contact you tomorrow morning before going to work. Try to charge your phone, okay?" Remy said. As he looked at Lerisa's finger, where he had placed the engagement ring the previous day, he noticed that Lerisa had taken off the ring.He furrowed his brows and asked her, "Where's your engagement ring, Lerisa? Did you purposefully take it off? Where is it?"Remy suspected something fishy."I left it indoors," Lerisa tried to lie, but she wasn't good at lying as she spluttered."You left it indoors? Where? You know that you were not supposed to take this ring off. Fine, go inside and bring it, and you can wear it back. Right here in my presence," Remy insisted. He didn't know what was wrong with Lerisa. Just the previous night, he had called her, and she promised to call him b
Mrs. Antonia frowned and accompanied James to Lerisa's room. Lerisa had cried herself to sleep on her bed. She was hungry and weak, but she didn't want to meet with anyone. She had also switched off her phone."Lerisa!" With a gentle knock on her daughter's room door, Mrs. Antonia called Lerisa. "Lerisa, are you in there?" Mrs. Antonia asked again, and Lerisa, feeling hungry, woke up.Lerisa pulled the door of her room open. Her mother and James gasped as they spotted her."Since when did you return?" Mrs. Antonia was the first to ask Lerisa, who looked sad, as did James."Not too long ago. Maybe after you and Dad left for church," Lerisa replied in a sad tone."What happened? Why do you sound sad?" Mrs. Antonia inquired. Lerisa shook her head and said, "Nothing, Mom. I am hungry."As Lerisa walked out of the corridor, Mrs. Antonia saw the red marks all over Lerisa's neck. She inquired, "Wait, Lerisa. What happened to you? Who beat you?"Mrs. Antonia rushed to examine her daughter's ne
"Please, Lerisa, I am sorry," Anthony tried to apologize to Lerisa after his mother left his bedroom with a grimace.Lerisa started crying on the bed as she realized what she had just done with Anthony."What am I going to explain to Remy now? Remy loves me too," Lerisa cried, still sitting on Anthony's bed."You will tell Remy the truth, that you cannot go ahead and marry him," Anthony replied, as he wanted to touch Lerisa's arms again, not equally satisfied with the previous night's events with her. However, Lerisa pushed his hands away."No! It's easy for you to say, but I cannot do it. I cannot face Remy. I have to go home now." Lerisa stepped down from the bed, and Anthony admired her physique.Anthony got down from the bed, fully unclothed. Seeing him in that state, Lerisa remembered all that had happened between them the previous night; she wanted more but knew she had Remy to deal with and, more likely, her family too.Lerisa shook her head and wanted to search the room for her
Anthony stood up from the tiled floor. He knew that it wasn't just him and Lerisa alone. Due to his silence and denial of his feelings for Lerisa, Remy had already engaged Lerisa, and now he was coming to break that bond. The media would become aware, and it would also cause a rift in their family.Lerisa sobbed, and Anthony hugged her closely, comforting her."I am sorry," he continued to apologize, and Lerisa knew that if she had to choose between Anthony and Remy, she would pick Anthony."I don't know what to tell Remy. I don't want to see you both fight because of me," Lerisa said as she turned her back to Anthony's chest.Anthony kissed Lerisa on the neck; he could no longer hold himself back. He had always restrained himself, but now that he had confessed his feelings to Lerisa, Anthony reached to undress her, and she didn't try to stop him. She wanted him badly and hadn't thought the day would come so soon.Lerisa held Anthony close, and they kissed as Anthony took her into his
"How could you lie to me, Anthony? I have been in love with you all these years, and you lie to me that I am just like a sister to you." Lerisa was in tears, and Anthony's heart broke. He turned Lerisa to face him, but she pushed his hands off just as his hands touched her arms."Stay away from me! You cheated on me; you pretended not to be in love with me, breaking my heart further with all your lies. Yet you know the truth that we are destined to be together. Why are you denying that, Anthony? Do you feel scared that you would hurt me in the long run and feel another man deserves me?"Lerisa was in tears as she moved away from Anthony. Anthony stood speechless; he loved Lerisa, but he couldn't admit it to her. He had also felt she saw him as an older brother, and it was only recently when she confessed her feelings to him—that she had been in love with him and couldn't bear to see him with other women—that he knew he had wronged her dearly."I am sorry," Anthony said, but Lerisa move
Lerisa sat down next to Anthony at the dining table, and the maid served them dinner.Anthony's eyes were still glued to Lerisa's face as he saw her frowning. She was going to marry his cousin, so he shouldn't be entertaining the thought of snatching Lerisa from Remy.Anthony finally asked Lerisa, "Do you like the meal, or do you want me to order something for you?"Lerisa didn't look up at Anthony's face. She stared at her plate, which contained jollof rice and fried turkey legs for dinner. She eventually replied to him, "It's okay. I can manage it."Mrs. Beatrice smiled understandingly at Lerisa, not interfering; she soon blessed their meal, and they started eating.After dinner, Anthony's mother called his father, and Anthony spoke to his father for a while.Lerisa knew that she had switched off her phone to avoid her parents. She couldn't face them, so she waited for Anthony to show her to the guest room to rest.Anthony's mother was exhausted, admiring her son's house. She wanted