Clara knew that she had lied to Remy about her name being April. That was one of her habits of lying to men about her real name, since she wasn't interested in them and only wanted to have sex with them. She walked back into her house gate, as she lived there alone, and she went back into her room in the rented apartment. However, Lerisa drove to the shopping complex where she wanted to purchase clothes, and she parked her car and sighed. She remembered how Clara had denied knowing her. Lerisa thought to call Anthony again on the phone. But she didn't know how she would explain to him that she saw his girlfriend cheating on him. She switched off her car engine and finally stepped out of her car before she locked her car door and walked up to the shopping boutique where she wanted to select a gown. Lerisa stepped into one of the feminine boutiques, and the sales representative there attended to her. "Good afternoon, ma'am. What kind of clothes do you want to buy? We have gowns, ski
Lerisa met with her parents in their living room and greeted them, "Good afternoon, Mom, Dad." "Welcome home, Lerisa. Your father and I forgot to purchase birthday gifts that we will give to Anthony today. How about you? Did you purchase anything when you were coming home?" Mrs. Antonia asked, and Lerisa replied, "No, mom. I forgot too." Lerisa stared at the living room wall clock and saw that it was already 2 p.m.. Her father said, "There's still time, Lerisa. Why not go outside now with your sister to the shops nearby and purchase what we will give to the Gregson family? As you know, we cannot go there empty-handed to attend Anthony's birthday, since he is their only son." "Hmm, you're right, father. But what do I buy for him? As they're rich, and last year we had already given Anthony a standing fan... And I don't know what to buy for him this year again," Lerisa said with a frown, as they had bought a lot of gifts for Anthony before, and she didn't know what she would give him
Later in the evening, Lerisa was in her room when she received a phone call from Anthony. It was already 5 p.m., and she had finished dressing up and applying a little makeup to her face. She was nervous to see the caller ID showing Anthony's name and didn't know whether to pick up his call or not. She was worried sick because she hadn't informed him yet about Clara cheating on him. Taking a deep breath, Lerisa finally answered the call just before it could end, and Anthony's deep masculine voice greeted her. "Hello, Lerisa..." "Hi, Anthony. I'm on my way now," Lerisa quickly replied. Anthony asked her, "Are you sure? Or do you not want to attend my birthday party tonight?" Anthony wanted to see Lerisa's face as he saw her like his younger sister. Lerisa immediately said, "Why wouldn't I attend your birthday? I'm coming, please... Just a minute," she begged. "Alright, I'm expecting you. Please don't disappoint me. Later, you can share your problem with me, and if you need money, I
Staring at his handsome reflection again in the wide wall mirror for the last time, Anthony finally walked out of his bedroom upstairs. He followed the passage of the top floor and went downstairs to the event hall in the second wing of their mansion. "Welcome the celebrant!! We have been waiting for this joyful moment to begin with the celebration of his new age with him. Anthony Gregson!" The female host shouted as she watched Anthony walk out onto the front stage and into the event hall. "Thank you all, thank you," Anthony said as the round of applause increased for him. After he appeared on stage and accepted the microphone from the female host's hand in a white gown,. She was a young lady, although married, but she was the host of the show. She smiled sweetly at Anthony as he smiled back at her and all the guests who had arrived in the event hall with him and his family. They all clapped happily for him too. Lerisa stood at a corner in the event hall and smiled at Anthony too.
Ben walked outside to the stage with Lerisa. Since Anthony and the rest of the event shows hadn't started... Stepping outside on stage with Ben, as the music continued playing a love song, Lerisa could feel all eyes on her, as it seemed like all the people in the event hall paused to stare at her. Just as she walked out nervously on stage with Ben holding her closely and with her holding his hands too,. She didn't want to stare around at the table where her parents sat watching her in surprise. She knew that her mother had personally told her that she liked Anthony and wanted Anthony to marry her. With the way Ben was holding her waist so closely, Lerisa felt her face burning hot. Even though Ben was taller than her, he was the same height and had a masculine shape like Anthony. Lerisa wondered why she couldn't stop comparing Ben to Anthony. Probably because she grew up hoping a handsome man like Anthony would notice her, as they still lived in the same vicinity, and not because sh
Lerisa immediately rushed down from the stage, not even waiting for Ben to leave the stage with her. Since the hall had turned dark, mixed with the dimly lit bulb in the hall, she collided with a masculine man whose face she hadn't seen. She apologized to him without looking up, saying, "I'm sorry." But as she wanted to get away from the event hall quickly and not witness Anthony proposing to Clara on stage, the masculine man grabbed her left wrist and swirled her around to face him. Lerisa gasped, "Ah!" She collided with his chest and looked up at his face, while Anthony and Clara continued dancing together alone on the stage. "Hi, Pretty," Remy said. Lerisa was shocked to see that he was the man she had seen earlier in the day kissing Clara by the roadside. "Hi," she couldn't believe her eyes, and her mouth was left open. Ben immediately approached them and pulled Lerisa away from Remy's touch, glaring at Remy. Remy smiled at Ben and Lerisa while she pulled herself away from Be
Remy was shocked to see the lady's face, as he saw her dancing earlier with Anthony, but he didn't properly see her face then. After he exclaimed, "What the fuck!" he attracted a lot of attention to himself, as Anthony was still yet to propose to Clara. Clara didn't know when Remy arrived, and seeing Anthony go on one knee in front of her, she got nervous as she saw that Anthony wanted to propose to her in front of everyone to marry him. Mr. and Mrs. Gregson frowned again, while Lerisa's parents, who were also seated at the VIP seats, frowned as well at seeing Anthony wanting to propose to another lady. They had all hoped that Anthony would marry Lerisa and fall in love to seal their family closeness. But they were wrong, as Anthony took out a red ring box from his red trouser side pocket, and he opened it to reveal the sparkling diamond ring inside of it. And he proposed to Clara rightly in front of everyone who was amazed in the hall. Clara was so emotional, as were most of the
Ben frowned as he saw that Remy had disrupted Anthony from getting engaged to Clara, and his fist clenched, as that was what he waited for and wanted to confirm. Ben stared away and met eyes with Emma, who stood aside and also stared at him, as she was hurt after seeing him dancing with another lady. But he looked away from Emma, as he had told her countless times that he wasn't in love with her and that they should only agree to have sex with each other. So why couldn't she just understand that his heart belongs somewhere else? He frowned as he immediately left the event hall too. Most of the staff who were invited by Anthony all saw the dramas that had happened earlier, and they wondered if the birthday celebration was still ongoing or if it had ended. And they should start going back home to their various houses too? Anthony left the event hall and went back into the living room of his family mansion. He was hurt, and he couldn't believe that Clara would actually cheat on him and