All Chapters of MY CEO BESTIE AND ME: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Lerisa Jonah rose from her office chair on the third floor, finished with her work for the day. She worked as Anthony Gregson’s secretary, so she pushed back from her desk, snatched her black handbag, and prepared to head home. Lerisa was a 24-year-old woman, dressed in a yellow shirt, black pencil skirt, and black shoes. She wondered why she hadn’t seen Anthony step out of his office. She knew Anthony usually closed at 5 p.m. and left the company before 6 p.m., the normal closing hour. She strode toward Anthony’s office door to discover what was still delaying her boss. The time was past 6 p.m., and most of the staff had already gone home. Approaching Anthony’s office, Lerisa knocked and heard him respond, “Come in.” She cracked the door open slightly, stepped inside, and found him seated at his executive desk, staring at a red ring box in his hands. Lerisa’s heart plummeted the moment she spotted the beautiful, sparkling diamond ring in Anthony’s hand. She knew at tha

Lerisa strode into the living room of her family mansion and found her mother standing beside the dining room, arranging the dining chairs. Her elder brother and younger sister weren't around, as they were still in school. "Good evening, Mom," Lerisa greeted her mother but didn't stop in the living room as she headed toward the corridor that led to all the rooms in the big house. Mrs. Antonia wondered what happened to her first daughter as she saw how Lerisa's face looked pretty red. She immediately called Lerisa back. "Come here, Lerisa! What happened in the office today? Why does your face look so red?" Lerisa stopped and replied, "Nothing, Mom, I'm fine." Mrs. Antonia sighed and dismissed Lerisa. "That's alright; hurry and come join your father and me for dinner." “Okay, Mom,” Lerisa replied, darting into the corridor as she went to her room to take her bath. She stepped into her room and shut the door. She cried and leaned into the door for support as she strode toward he

Lerisa finished having dinner with her parents in the dining room. None of her siblings were at home, so she rose, locked the house entrance door, and finally retreated to her bedroom to sleep. She entered her bedroom, grabbed her phone, and noticed it was past 10 p.m. Furthermore, she was surprised to see many missed calls from Anthony, and she wasted no time, dialing Anthony back to discover why he had called. The phone call connected, and she spoke first: “Hello, Anthony.” Anthony was still lingering in his bedroom, readying himself to step out and have dinner with his parents before retiring to bed. He saw his phone ringing, snatched it, and noticed that Lerisa was the one calling him. He answered her call and asked, “Hey, Lerisa. I was calling you earlier to know if you had gotten home safely and if you're alright now.” "Yeah, I'm fine now. Thanks for calling me to check," Lerisa replied. She knew that Anthony cared for her like an older brother. But he was not her brother,

Ben chuckled first over the phone call, as he knew he had been asking Lerisa out, yet she didn't want to accept him. She was the first lady who had ever rejected his advances to date her, and he was determined to have her by force, whether she liked him or not. He believed that, with time, she would fall in love with him. Ben replied, "Does it matter how I got your number? The truth is that I want to hear your voice. I have been searching for your mobile number since and finally got it from somewhere else." "Where?" Lerisa asked, frowning and not wanting to have anything to do with Ben. She knew that he was from a rich family, not the first son, but he owned a hotel and was doing well at his age, despite being the same age as Anthony. Lerisa asked him, "Why are you calling me?" "Chill, babe. Why are you sounding so pissed off? Yesterday, I saw that you looked so sad, and that made me truly worried about you. I couldn't sleep well last night, which is why I am calling you now to know

Clara knew she had lied to Remy about her name being April. It was one of her habits—lying to men about her real name—since she wasn’t interested in them and only wanted to have sex. Clara walked back through her house gate; she lived there alone and went straight to her room in the rented apartment. --------- Meanwhile, Lerisa drove to the shopping complex where she wanted to buy clothes. She parked her car and sighed, remembering how Clara had denied knowing her. Lerisa thought about calling Anthony, but she didn’t know how to explain that she had seen his girlfriend cheating on him. She switched off her car engine, stepped out, locked the door, and walked up to the shopping boutique to select a gown. Lerisa entered one of the feminine boutiques, and a sales representative attended to her. “Good afternoon, ma’am. What kind of clothes would you like to buy? We have gowns, skirts, blouses, trousers, and any kind of feminine wear,” the young lady asked. Lerisa smiled at her