All Chapters of Owned By My Best Friend's Father: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter Fifty-one

DAMIEN POV The air shifts.I stare at her, she still has that easy warm smile on her face but her eyes..her eyes are cold."Is that a threat?"I ask restraining the anger building up in me.She laughs "I'm just saying. You have enemies, Damien. A lot of them. And when they find out there's someone you care about..." She shrugs. "Well. You know how these things go."I do know.I know because I've lived it.The memory hits before I can stop it. I remember it like it happened yesterday; the call at 3:00 a.m., Marcus's tight voice telling me to get to the hospital. The way the fluorescent lights hummed in the hallway. The way the doctor wouldn't meet my eyes. The way Emily's mother looked at the table, so still, so quiet, like she was sleeping.She took a shot meant for me she was at the wrong place at the wrong time. The wrong man to love.I buried her on a Tuesday. Emily was four wearing a white dress and didn't understand why Mommy wouldn't wake up and give her kisses.I swore after t

Last Updated : 2026-03-22

Chapter Fifty-two

LEAH POVI stand there for a moment after Ethan's car disappears, coffee pot in hand, watching the empty street.The morning sun is hot, baking the sidewalk, making the air shimmer over the asphalt.Then I head to table four, where an older gentleman in a faded guayabera, reading a newspaper folded to the sports section, sits.He doesn't look up at me when I set the cup down, just grunts as he slides me a five. I leave his change on the table and move to the next.The counter is filling up as lunch rush gets closer, and a family of three takes the booth by the window. Two delivery guys in neon vests slide into the corner already arguing about something, probably a football match, their voices carry across the diner, words mixing until I can't tell who's winning.I'm wiping down the counter when Mira calls me over."Leah. Come here."She's standing by the register with a girl I've never seen before, she looks my age…Nineteen maybe. Her dark hair is pulled back, and not a single strand

Last Updated : 2026-03-23

Chapter Fifty-three

LEAH POVI stand at the counter with my phone pressed to my ear, gripping the edges so hard my knuckles turn white.“Hello? This is Leah,I missed a call from this number so I'm returning it.” My voice comes out higher than I want it to.I clear my throat as if that could change anything.A pause.Then I hear her typing "Leah. Right. We were calling about the position. The interview you had last week." She continues in a cold toneMy stomach tightens. "Yes. I've been waiting to hear—""We've decided to move forward with other candidates." The words don't make sense, and I feel chills like I've been doused in cold water."I'm sorry?""Other candidates," she repeats. I feel the irritation in her voice. "We appreciate your time. Good luck with your search. We hope you find something."The line goes dead.I stand there staring at the phone screen that says call ended like the words will change if I look long enough Other candidates?I grip the counter so hard it hurts, my chest tightens a

Last Updated : 2026-03-24

Chapter Fifty-four

LEAH POV The room goes quiet except for the sound of a couple arguing about something on the TV that I barely hear over my heart beating.I knew this was coming but I didn't think it was this soon we were very careful. Or so I thought.I pull my hand and reach for the glass of water on the table. I take a sip…anything to buy time as I figure out what to tell her.I can't tell her.I look at her, Emily Cross, my best friend, the kind of friend anyone would wish for.The girl who held my hand asking me not to cry when Victor showed up drunk for my fifteenth birthday.She had once shown up at my door with groceries when Mom's paycheck came late. Let me sleep on her bed for a week when the mold got so bad in our bathroom I couldn't stop coughing.She's been here through everything, every bad thing, every hard thing. And here I am sitting beside her, this close to telling her that I want her father.I can't tell her, I couldn't afford to lose her… if I do she'll never forgive me. And she'

Last Updated : 2026-03-24

Chapter Fifty-five

LEAH POVI hear the doorbell ring.I freeze. My eyes dart to Emily, she's on the couch, wrapped in the blanket, her eyes glued to the telenovela. She didn't hear it.I stand up and go to open the door. I find Damien standing on the porch; he looks disheveled… his shirt wrinkled. He doesn't reach for me because his hands are in his pockets.I quickly step out, closing the door behind me before he says anything.“What are you doing here?” I ask He looks at the closed door behind me, then back at me. "We need to talk.”"Not here," I whisper. "Emily is inside.”“Why not here? he ask I cross my arms, staring at him.”Talk”He stands there saying nothing, just looking at me as if he expected something else.I don't move, just hold his gaze.He steps closer. "Leah—""You need to leave."He stops. "What?"“I feel Emily suspects something and I'm sure you won't want your dearest daughter knowing you are tangled up with her friend. She had questions about this morning.” I tell him I watch the

Last Updated : 2026-03-25

Chapter Fifty-six

LEAH POVI walk into the living room and find Emily fast asleep on the couch, curled up and covered in a blanket.I come closer to her and cover her properly with the blanket.If only she knew I just sent her father away.She turns and snuggles the pillow closer muttering something under her breath, her phone is on the floor beside her, she must have dropped it there. She looks so serene oblivious of the chaos around her.She isn't aware that I sent her father away because I was scared, too scared for her, too scared to let him in.I go back to my room and close the door.The purple elephant lies on my nightstand I gently pick it up and run my finger over the satin bow.I think of the proud look on Ethan’s face when he handed it to me. Then Damien’s face flashes through my mind…the way his face fell when I told him to leave.I set the elephant on my pillow, pull out my phone, and send a quick message to Ethan.Thank you for today and for everything.I take a photo of the elephant and

Last Updated : 2026-03-26

Chapter Fifty-seven

DAMIEN POVThe penthouse is empty when I get home, Emily is still at Leah's.I head to the wine cabinet and pull out a glass, I pour myself two fingers of whiskey, the bottle clinks against the rim. I tilt my head back and down everything all at once letting it burn my throat.Don't touch me, Don't come near, Don't text, Don't call me.Her voice keeps echoing in my head over and over again. The way her voice cracked when she said it and the way she looked at me…like I'm some monster.I pour myself another glass… and down it again, then I pick up the bottle and begin drinking from it.I set the glass down on the counter, it hits harder than I intended. The whiskey sloshes up the sides and nearly spills.I look around for my keys, grab them, and head out the door.I head downtown to a club I own in Brickell, thankful I didn't get pulled over by a cop.It's a private club with no sign, just a steel door at the bottom of a stairwell.I pull the door open and the sound hits me, bass so de

Last Updated : 2026-03-27

Chapter Fifty-eight

LEAH POVMonday morning comes faster than I want it to.I stand in front of my closet, staring at the hangers with only five blouses,three pairs of pants, and two skirts.I've been cycling through the same clothes for the past year, anytime I plan to buy something new something else comes up.I pull out a cream blouse and hold it up against me. There's a small stain near the collar, it's coffee from last month that never came out no matter how hard I wash.I put it back and try the white one as I button them up some come loose I sigh and put it back.I pick up the cream colored one against, the stain, which is small, maybe no one will notice.I pair it with black pants, my only pair that still fits for now they are faded at the knee but at least not ripped. Not yet.I pull out the only pair of flats that doesn't squeak when I walk.Emily would have known what I should wear, she'd pull something from her own closet if she had to, hold it against me, and if she didn't like the fit we ke

Last Updated : 2026-03-27

Chapter Fifty-nine

LEAH POV The morning is slow and I thought it would remain that way but fate had other plans for me.I walk the racks, straightening hangers and memorizing where things go. I learn the difference between a size 4 and a size 6, between a petite and a regular.Sofia is at the register, checking something on her phone that seems to be the only thing she does, Mariana is steaming a rack of dresses near the fitting room.I'm folding a stack of sweaters when the door chimes and a woman walks in. She looks to be in her forties, her hair pulled back tight with high sunglasses shoved up on her head.She's holding a garment bag like she's carrying something dead.Sofia moves to welcome her “Good morning ma'am. How can I help …”She cuts her off “Don't just get me someone who can actually do their job.”Sofia's smile falters and she takes a step back Mariana walks towards her but the woman's eyes land on me.“You” she points at me “come here.”I look around pointing to myself to make sure I h

Last Updated : 2026-03-27

Chapter Sixty

LEAH POVMy phone buzzes on the counter, the caller ID shows Emily. Finally, she's calling.I swipe to answer."Hey, Em. I was thinking about you. I had my first day at the boutique and—""Leah."Something in her voice stops me"Em? What's wrong?""It's my dad." Her voice cracks. "There was an accident. He crashed his car."The glass I am holding slips from my hand, hits the floor, and cracks, water spreads across the wood."What? Is he okay? What happened?" I ask."I don't know. I got a call from the hospital asking me to come in. They said he hit a tree….”I hear her voice crack and she begins breathing too fast she was about to have a panic attack. “He was driving and hit a tree. They said he was…" "Emily, listen to me slow down. Breathe." I press the phone tighter to my ear. "Where is he?""Jackson Memorial Hospital. I'm in a cab now but I don't…I don't know what to do. I called Marcus,He says he's on his way but I can't be alone, Leah. Please." She cries."I'm coming. Stay on t

Last Updated : 2026-03-28

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