71. Now or Then

Cassie rides her bike with unpleasant thoughts swirling in her head. Yesterday, she was calm when she left the Raptis House because Mathias told her they would see each other soon.However, when the night came, her mind created cruel scenarios about Mathias and Emily's intimate scenes which haunted her dreams and Cassie struggled to fall asleep for hours.She couldn’t delete that scene from her mind when Emily was holding his arm, caressing his face, kissing him…She knew Emily liked showing off with her husband in public. There was nothing between them for years, right?Nothing. If Mathias was happy with his wife, why would he also want to be with Cassie? So, she chose to believe the woman was forcing his hand to keep the marriage alive. There must have been a reason he had to deal with it.Yes, there must have been.When the morning came, she got into the shower and shook the negative feelings off her body. She wasn’t a girl who doubted her own worth. Emily Raptis could be a brun

Last Updated : 2025-08-06

72. Spill the Green Tea

Days fly by for Cassie this week. But with frustration. She hasn’t seen Mathias since Monday, he was already gone the next mornings when Cassie left her house for work. She fought the urge to text him about their next meeting since she didn’t want to seem clingy, which was why she didn’t visit Avra again either. Still, Cassie was dying to connect with him somehow. A glimpse from a distance, a little news about him, or an unexpected encounter in the neighborhood. Anything. Unfortunately, she got nothing. Even though Mathias had told Cassie the atmosphere would be tender at his house and he had to support Avra, she waited for Mathias to show up at her house on Wednesday to watch the game. Cassie’s hope was in vain. Last night, her father and his friends had a good time since they won the game and her famous chicken wings added joy to their after-game-celebration. However, their gratitude to the future Master Chef Hardwin wasn't enough to boost Cassie’s mode. She sighs as turn

Last Updated : 2025-08-11

73. Juicy Gossip

Cassie's eyes fly open in surprise. She looks at Aunt Gilda's downward face from her armchair. “Emilia, what?”The woman gives her a little smile and keeps caressing her face as she smooths on the milk serum. “I’ll take it from the beginning.” Cassie waits with impatience, it looks like she will be more surprised.Aunt Gilda sets the little bottle down in front of the mirror. “Now, close your eyes.”Cassie obeys, takes a deep breath. She is about to peek into Emily's hidden life.Aunt Gilda's fingers gently smear the serum across her skin. “You know I’m half Italian on my mother's side, right?”“Hm, hm.” Cassie nods, certain that this woman's natural fashion sense must come from her Mediterranean roots.“I have a lot more relatives on my Italian side than on my father's. They are scattered all over the States- some in high society, some in suburbs.” Cassie listens carefully, wondering how any of this is supposed to connect with Emily.“My cousin Miriam used to live in a suburb in Fl

Last Updated : 2025-08-19

74. Not Too Late

Mathias enters his construction company building for the first time in days. The skyscraper rises in the heart of the Financial District of Manhattan with elegant coldness.His father’s company, Raptis Constructions, used to occupy this area years ago. However, it has recently lost its might, and was forced to move to a more modest part of the city.And for Mathias, well, it’s the opposite and his company grows stronger by the day.It's been a tiring week of meetings and work dinners out of the office. Since he hasn’t been to his company in a while, Mathias makes sure to look sharp. He wears a dark blue, three-piece suit with a light blue shirt. Mathias Raptis never affords to seem off his game.He reaches his floor via elevator. As he walks down the hallway, the sudden change in atmosphere is palpable. His employees greet him with professional and sincere smiles, not the fake kind. The people working for HERA Constructions respect their boss and admire Mr. Raptis's success in this b

Last Updated : 2025-08-31

75. The Biggest Mistake

When he gets in the parking lot of that restaurant, Mathias sits in his car for a while. He was fine when he left Robinson like a wounded wolf. But now, alone with his thoughts, the old memories haunt him mercilessly. Leaning his head back against the driver’s seat, Mathias closes his eyes and lets them bring him into that day. The day his life was ruined by someone as insidious as evil. He was twenty-one back then, newly graduated college with honors, making his father proud as ever. Mathias had been accepted to three Ivy League schools, and before the semester started, his father sent him to Florida as a reward -along with other gifts. It was Alexander Raptis’s way, he never showed affection directly, only threw expensive things at his son. Mathias wasn’t complaining, though. He used his father’s resources for fun just as much as for career success. Between parties in Vegas and events in LA, from the deserts in Africa to the beaches of the Far East, Mathias had a rough youth

Last Updated : 2025-09-01

All Chapters of Her Father's Friend: Chapter 71 - Chapter 75

71. Now or Then

72. Spill the Green Tea

73. Juicy Gossip

74. Not Too Late

75. The Biggest Mistake