My CEO Bestie And Me

Chapter 5

Lerisa was done having dinner with her parents in the dining room. None of her siblings were home, so she stood up, locked the house entrance door, and finally returned to her bedroom to sleep.

Entering her bedroom, she picked up her phone and saw that the time was after 10 p.m. She was surprised to see many missed calls from Anthony and wasted no time in calling him back to find out why he had called.

The phone call connected, and she spoke first, “Hello, Anthony.”

Anthony was still standing in his bedroom, preparing to sleep. He saw his phone ringing, took it, and noticed that Lerisa was calling him.

He answered and asked, “Hey, Lerisa. I was calling you earlier to check if you got home safely and if you're alright now.”

“Yeah, I'm fine now. Thanks for calling to check,” Lerisa replied, knowing that Anthony cared for her like an older brother. But he was not her brother, as she had a big brother, James Jonah.

Lerisa wished Anthony could see her as more than just a sibling or a friend, as she loved him too.

Anthony said, “Okay then. Goodnight. I will still visit you tomorrow morning to check up on you again.”

“Okay,” Lerisa didn’t want to refuse Anthony's visit to her family home. She agreed, knowing it wasn't his first time visiting her family house, as her mother liked him a lot.

“Goodnight to you too,” Lerisa replied.

The phone call with Anthony disconnected, and Lerisa kept staring at her phone screen in silence for a while. She had saved Anthony's photos on her phone and even used one as her screen wallpaper.

Lerisa smiled and kissed Anthony's photo on her phone screen on his lips, feeling her innocent heart flutter in her chest for him.

If only he could hear her heart beating. Lerisa plugged her phone in to charge, then went into her bathroom to relieve herself, before getting out and walking to her pink bed to sleep.

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The following Saturday morning, Anthony finished his early morning exercise and fitness training, he jogged for a while and ran too.

He was a billionaire, but that didn’t stop him from exercising, as most of the wealthy people occupied the town where he lived.

Anthony was wearing a white sportwear as he jogged that morning, along with a white singlet, white shorts, socks, and white canvas shoes.

Anthony looked breathtakingly handsome, and many young ladies along his way stole glances at him as they watched him jogging that early morning.

Anthony's family home was not far from Lerisa's; it was only two streets away. He decided to visit Lerisa at her family mansion and find out how she was doing, as he saw her as his younger sister and his best friend too.

He approached Lerisa's family gate and knocked on the huge black gate, waiting for the residents to come out and open it.

Meanwhile, the huge black gate was locked from within, and Anthony didn't have his phone to contact Lerisa and inform her that he was outside, waiting.

Anthony glanced at his wristwatch and saw it was already after 8 a.m. The sun was rising gradually above the clouds, and he knocked again just as Lerisa, who was sweeping the front of her father's compound, went to open the gate.

Lerisa gasped, surprised to see Anthony standing there, looking breathtakingly handsome and glistening with sweat.

Her breath caught at the sight of him in a white singlet top that revealed his toned abs. She couldn't help but imagine what those sculpted abs would feel like when she touched him unclothed.

She gulped hard, as she looked up at his handsome, dark face. Meeting his blue eyes, she greeted him shyly, “Good morning, sir.”

Anthony smiled, happy to see Lerisa blushing at him, as she often did. She was very light-skinned, and he appreciated seeing her pretty face.

“Good morning, Lerisa. How was your night?” he replied.

Anthony raised the transparent water bottle he was holding in his right hand to his lips. After opening the bottle cover, he drank from it, water dripping down the side of his lips.

Lerisa watched him drink, her heart racing. She stared downward while he put the bottle away and asked, “I came to see you today. How are you feeling now?”

“Lerisa! Who's at the gate?” Lerisa heard her mother call from inside the house. She glanced back toward her mother and replied, “It's Anthony, Mom.”

Anthony walked closer to the gate, standing near Lerisa. “Move away from the gate; let me say hello to your parents first,” he told her.

Lerisa wasn't wearing a bra underneath her ash-colored nightgown, feeling her body radiate heat from Anthony's close proximity.

She quickly stepped aside, allowing Anthony to enter her parents' compound, as he stood closely in front of her.

Anthony smiled at Lerisa while his eyes drifted downward, lingering on her full bosom. He swallowed hard and quickly looked away from her, noticing her pointed n*****s already standing out through her light ash-colored nightgown.

Lerisa stepped aside, and Anthony walked into the compound to greet her mother, who was smiling at him.

Mrs. Antonia Jonah stepped out from the house front door when she saw Anthony approaching. She recognized him as the man speaking to Lerisa at the gate.

“Good morning, Our CEO,” Mrs. Antonia greeted Anthony with a smile.

Anthony smiled back and replied, “Good morning, ma. How are you this morning?”

“I'm fine, Anthony. And you? What a pleasant surprise to see you here! You hardly visit us since you took over as the new CEO. Did we do anything wrong to offend you?” Mrs. Antonia inquired.

“No, ma. Not at all,” Anthony replied, offering a friendly smile that relieved her.

“You're welcome to our house anytime you like. Come inside; I'm about to prepare breakfast. You can join us as well,” Mrs. Antonia said.

“No, ma. Thank you. I only came to check on Lerisa, as she looked sad yesterday,” Anthony said, his eyes moving to look at Lerisa, who stood nearby, smiling shyly and trying to cover her blushing face.

“Lerisa? Oh! She came back home yesterday evening looking sad, and I also wondered what went wrong with her. I hope there’s no problem between you two in the office,” Mrs. Antonia asked, concern etched on her features.

“No, ma. I don't have any problem with Lerisa, and I can see she's fine now. I need to be on my way home, as that’s why I'm here to check on her,” Anthony politely explained, wanting to leave.

“Okay then. Thank you for visiting us and checking on my daughter. Your mother invited me over for your birthday celebration tonight. I hope you invited my daughter too,” Mrs. Antonia said, smiling brightly, as she hoped to have Anthony as her son-in-law.

“Yes, ma. I did,” Anthony answered with a handsome smile.

“Okay then. We will see you later this evening. I have to go inside now to prepare what I initially wanted to fry for breakfast. Goodbye, Anthony,” Mrs. Antonia said.

“Okay, ma,” Anthony replied.

Lerisa stood to the side, listening to her mother’s conversation with Anthony. Her mother finally went back into the house, a magnificent bungalow, leaving her and Anthony alone.