She fell in love with her best friend, but he failed to see her heart, until she decided to move on. Lerisa Jonah and Anthony Gregson were childhood best friend. She fell in love with him, but Anthony kept calling her his sister until she changed. Anthony tried to win her heart, will she forgive him and return to him. Find out.
On the third floor in L.H Company, a female secretary named Lerisa Jonah stood up from her office chair as she was through with her office work for the day.
She was working as Anthony Gregson's secretary, so she stepped out of her office chair, picked up her black trusty handbag, and set out to go home.
Lerisa was a fair-complexioned young woman. She was 24 years old, wearing a plain yellow shirt, a black pencil skirt, and a black pair of shoes, as she wondered what Anthony was still doing inside his office.
She knew that Anthony usually closed by 5 p.m. and left the company before 6 p.m., which was the company's normal closing hour.
She made her way toward Anthony's office door to find out what was delaying her boss, as the time was already after 6 p.m., and most of the staff were already going home.
Approaching Anthony's office door, Lerisa knocked, and she heard him respond, "Come in."
She pushed the door slightly open, stepped into his office, and saw him seated in his executive office chair, staring at a red ring box in his hands.
Lerisa's heart dropped the moment she saw the beautiful, sparkling diamond ring in Anthony's hand.
At that moment, she realised that Anthony was in a very serious relationship with Clara Harry, and that he would soon propose to her.
Lerisa felt like crying out, as she was also secretly in love with Anthony, but she couldn't tell him the truth, as she wasn't brave enough to do so.
Her face immediately turned red in sadness, and she stared downward to hide the saddened look on her face.
Anthony was rather busy admiring the diamond ring in the box that he was holding and didn't shift his gaze to look at Lerisa.
They were childhood best friends due to their fathers' closeness in the past. In working together, Lerisa's father was Anthony's father's former assistant. He supported Anthony's father in building the shoe company, which was now Anthony's own.
Lerisa knew that Clara Harry was a cheat and not deserving of a man like Anthony. She had seen Clara several times behind Anthony's back, flirting with different men, but she couldn't advise him to stop dating Clara.
Lerisa have witnessed Clara visiting Anthony in his office and caught them kissing, which made her heart sink in her chest, knowing that he was seriously in love with her.
Anthony was a 30-year-old Black man. He wore a black suit with a red shirt beneath and black shoes, which made him look handsome.
He had a short mustache and beard that made him appear charming.
Finally, Anthony stared at Lerisa's face and saw her staring downward in his office. He wondered what she wanted, as he had seen her for the day.
He forgot that his company had closed, as he was busy admiring the ring he had bought. He intended to propose to Clara the following day to marry him.
"What do you want, Lerisa?" Anthony asked.
"I... I..." Lerisa spluttered, unable to say why she was in his office, as she sounded heartbroken at the sight of that lovely ring.
She had come to tell Anthony that she was already going home, but he didn't look up at her face again. He was busy admiring the diamond ring and wondering if Clara would like it.
Anthony asked, "How do you see this ring, Lerisa? Remember that I invited you and the rest of our staff to attend my birthday party tomorrow at my family's house? Well, I want to propose to Clara tomorrow. But I don't know if she will accept this beautiful diamond ring that I have bought for her and ordered from abroad. I do love Clara. What do you think, Lerisa? Do you think Clara will love this ring and accept it? I bought it to prove my love to her?"
Lerisa's heart broke even more at Anthony's thoughtless question.
She saw him smiling sweetly at the ring as he continued looking downward at it. She replied, "I thought you had closed, Sir. That's why I'm here to collect the office key from your hands. But it seems like you're not yet ready to go home."
Anthony immediately noticed the sadness in Lerisa's voice.
He shut the red ring box in his hands and stood up from his office chair. He walked out to meet her and asked, "What's wrong, Lerisa?"
Lerisa turned her back on Anthony as hot tears streamed down her face.
She couldn't tell him the truth, that she was in love with him. Anthony only saw her as a sister, even though they were unrelated.
"Tell me, what's wrong with you?" he asked, approaching her, and turning her around to face him.
Lerisa felt the sparks, but Anthony ignored them and looked intently at her face.
"What's wrong?" he asked again in a stern voice. Lerisa shuddered in his hold but shook her head to indicate nothing.
"Nothing, Sir... " She lied to him. "I only came here to tell you I'm already going home. The company has closed for the day, and to collect the office key from you."
"Sir?" Anthony asked, as he continued to stare at Lerisa's face coldly. His eyes squinted in pain.
"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me sir, Lerisa? You're like a sister to me, and not just staff here," Anthony said.
Lerisa shuddered, as she hated for him to always reminding her that she was like a sister to him.
At that moment, Anthony's office door pushed open, and his assistant Mark Terry stepped into the office to see him.
Mark looked surprised to see Anthony holding Lerisa's arms close to his chest. Anthony didn't glance at him, and was busy staring at Lerisa's face.
'Do they want to kiss?' Mark wondered, but he quickly composed himself and apologized, "I'm sorry, boss."
Chapter 1 Seeing the diamond ring
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Chapter 2 Anthony's worry
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Chapter 3 Arriving home
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Chapter 4 Calling his lover
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Chapter 5 A quick visit
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Chapter 6 His worry
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Chapter 7 Secret admirer
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Chapter 8 Catching Anthony's girlfriend
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Chapter 9 The heart turmoil
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Chapter 10 The birthday preparation
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Chapter 11 Anthony's birthday party
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Chapter 12 The birthday celebration
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Chapter 13 Dancing on the stage
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Chapter 14 Heartbroken
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Chapter 15 The failed engagement
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Chapter 16 The failed engagement 2
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Chapter 17 Looking for Lerisa
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Chapter 18 Wiped her sobs away
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Chapter 19 Mother's advise
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Chapter 20 Waking up late
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Chapter 21 Sending Lerisa away
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Chapter 22 Mother's proposal again
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Chapter 23 Meeting his cousin
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Chapter 24 Almost broken down
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Chapter 25 Restless feelings
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Chapter 26 Meeting new staff
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Chapter 27 Long time friend
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Chapter 28 Parent's proposal
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Chapter 29 Anthony queries
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Chapter 30 Another visit
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Chapter 31 Thinking about his decision
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Chapter 32 Date with Benita
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Chapter 33 Meeting at the cafe
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Chapter 34 Looking sad again
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Chapter 35 The new applicant
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Chapter 36 New applicant 2
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Chapter 37 New applicant 3
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Chapter 38 Surprised gift
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Chapter 39 Flower gift
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Chapter 40 Looking heartbroken again
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