My CEO Bestie And Me

Chapter 5

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

Upon entering her bedroom, she picked up her phone and saw that it was already after 10 p.m. Furthermore, she was surprised to see many missed calls from Anthony, so she wasted no time in calling Anthony back to find out why he had called her.

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

Anthony was still standing in his bedroom, preparing to sleep for the night.

He saw his phone ringing, picked it up, and noticed that Lerisa was the one calling him.

He answered the call and asked her, “Hey, Lerisa. I was calling you earlier to see if you had gotten home safely and if you’re alright now.”

"Yeah, I'm fine now. Thanks for checking on me," Lerisa replied. She knew that Anthony cared for her like an older brother. However, he was not her brother; she had a big brother named James Jonah.

Lerisa wished Anthony could see her beyond their sibling bond or family closeness, 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 answered, not wanting to refuse Anthony's visit to her family home. She agreed and knew that it wasn't Anthony's first time visiting, as her mother liked him a lot.

Lerisa said, “Goodnight too.”

The phone call with Anthony disconnected, and Lerisa stared at her phone screen in silence for a while.

She had saved Anthony's photos on her phone and even used one of his pictures as her screen wallpaper.

She smiled and kissed his photo on her phone screen, feeling her innocent heart flutter in her chest for Anthony.

If only he could hear her heart beating.

Lerisa plugged her phone in to charge, then went into her bathroom to freshen up before getting out and walking over to her pink bed to sleep.

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The following Saturday morning, after 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 mostly the rich occupied the town where they lived.

That morning, Anthony wore a white sports jersey. He had a white singlet top, white shorts, and white socks, paired with white canvas shoes.

Anthony looked breathtakingly handsome, and many young women along the way stole glances at him as they watched him jogging in the early morning.

Anthony's family home was not far from Lerisa's, as it was only two streets away.

He decided to visit Lerisa in her family mansion and find out how she was doing, seeing her as his junior sister and his best friend.

Anthony approached Lerisa's family gate and knocked on the black gate, waiting for the house occupants to come out and open it.

Meanwhile, the huge black gate was locked from within, and Anthony didn’t have his phone to inform Lerisa that he had arrived.

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

She gasped in surprise at seeing Anthony standing there, looking breathtakingly handsome and dripping with sweat.

Her breath caught when she saw Anthony in his white singlet top, which revealed his masculine abs. She couldn't imagine what those toned abs would feel like when she finally touched him bare.

Lerisa gulped hard as she looked up at Anthony's face.

Meeting his eyes, she greeted him, “Good morning, sir,” acting shyly upon seeing him.

Anthony smiled, happy to see Lerisa's blushing face, as she usually was. She had very light skin, and he liked seeing her happy face.

Anthony replied, “Good morning, Lerisa. How was your night?"

As he took the water bottle he was holding in his right hand to his lips, he opened it and drank from it, with water dripping down from the side of his lips.

Lerisa swallowed again, watching him drink. She looked down as he pulled the bottle away from his lips and asked her, “I came to see you. How are you feeling now?”

“Lerisa! Who is at the gate?” Lerisa heard her mother call from within the house.

She glanced backward at her mother before replying, “Anthony, Mom.”

Anthony walked closer to the gate, meeting Lerisa up close. He said, "Move away from the gate; let me say hello to your parents first."

Lerisa wasn't wearing a bra underneath her blue nightgown. She felt her body radiate heat due to Anthony's proximity.

She quickly stepped aside to let him enter her parents’ compound.

Anthony smiled at Lerisa while his eyes traveled downward, lingering on her full bosom. He gulped and quickly looked away from her, noticing her sharp pointed n*****s that were already hard, pressing against her light thin fabric.

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

Mrs. Antonia Jonah stepped out from the front door upon seeing Anthony approaching, recognizing him as the person speaking to Lerisa at the gate.

She smiled at Anthony and greeted him first: “Our CEO, good morning, sir.”

Anthony smiled back and replied, “Good morning, ma. How are you doing 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 reassured her with a friendly smile, which made Mrs. Antonia feel relieved. She smiled back and said, “You’re welcome to our house anytime you like. Come inside; I’m about to prepare breakfast now. You can join us for breakfast too.”

“No, ma. Thank you. I only came to check on Lerisa, as she looked quite sad yesterday,” Anthony replied, his gaze moving to Lerisa, who approached them, smiling shyly and hiding her blushing face.

“Lerisa? Oh! She came back home looking sad yesterday as well, and I wondered what went wrong with her. I hope there’s no problem between you both at the office," Mrs. Antonia asked.

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

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

Anthony smiled handsomely and said, “Yes, ma. I did.”

“Okay then. We will see you later this evening. I have to go inside now and prepare what I intended to fry for breakfast before you arrived. Goodbye, Anthony,” Mrs. Antonia said, to which Anthony replied, “Okay, ma.”

Lerisa stood aside, listening to her mother’s conversation with Anthony, until her mother left them to return to the house.