All Chapters of Once Forbidden, Now Forever : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

AIDEN'S POV I arrived at the family mansion at around 6:55pm after having a series of meetings with the employees at the company. I had been introduced to the entire head of departments alongside the key members of the company. I was finally back to head the entire company and I knew I was ready for it."You're here, finally". Grandma Gloria yelled from afar as she started walking down the stairs to greet me. She wore a very big smile on her face.I immediately began to climb up in order to meet her half way. " Hello grandma...its soo good to see you again" I said as I walked into her outstretched arms. " Oh dear! My dear grandson" she blurted out as she wrapped her arms around my torso. " I have missed you soo dearly. " I missed you too ma" I replied her after she released her grip on me." Now that you're here I can scold you as much as I want to" She playful hit me on the shoulder as she spoke. " Why didn't you come home sooner?.....how could you leave for 5 good years? Where

NORA'S POV Duke was eventually discharged from the hospital later in the evening yesterday and since Sam had told me there wasn't a need to come in to work, we just headed straight home. It had pained me soo much to have missed the meeting with the top client everyone had been gushing over , especially as Mr Prichett was very keen about him. Although, I won't deny how grateful I am for his understanding despite me being the one to oversee the entire project. We all await his second visit so all the papers can be signed and then we can commence work on the project."Mommy I am done brushing my teeth" Duke said bringing me back from my wandering thoughts."Okay my love, it's time for bed.." I said to him. " Let's get you settled in.He nodded in response as I walked him to his bed and lay him down."Do you feel any form of pain or discomfort?" I asked as I covered his body with the duvet."No mommy, I feel fine" he replied me I let out a satisfying sigh and said. " That's a relief

NORA'S POV I arrived at the office the next day feeling very confident about myself. The conversation I had with Jade made me realise why I shouldn't continue to guilt trip myself about happened in the past and why I need to give myself the chance to love once again. Which is why I am willing to go on that date with Salvador. I am also very grateful for his suggestion to wait until after the company signs the project deal with the top client. I would use the opportunity to prepare myself and deal with any conflicting thoughts that I might be having.Earlier this morning, I had received an email from Salvador's assistant stating that the top client had decided to meet with all the members of the team that would be involved in the project. "Good.... now is the opportunity I have been waiting for" I had said to myself as I read through it the second time."Good morning miss Nora" the security at the entrance greeted me as I walked into the building "Hello Maxwell, good morning" I rep

AIDEN'S POV I had always wondered how I'd react if I finally get to meet Nora again. I had said that I didn't want to ever see no more , but deep down, I knew I wanted to. To see how she's doing, to see if she was doing fine without me. I was curious. Little did I know that this was how we were going to meet again. When Salvodor had told me the name of his executive assistant, I had my suspicions but decided not to overthink it. But here I am, standing in the same room with the one person I have hated and longed for. Nora Simmons.The shocked expression on her face was everything as it was obvious that she wasn't expecting to see me here either.My head was immediately filled with a thousand and one things as I stared at her face. I didn't even know how to react and then it felt like the whole world had been put on hold and it was just the two of us." Mr Hart, this is our executive secretary" Salvador said bringing me back from my wandering thoughts. I was embarrassed for a few s

CHAPTER 19AIDEN'S POV Setting up a date with Olivia Vegera had not been as easy as I had thought. She had refused to converse with Brent my assistant and had insisted I contacted her myself.The action had made me scoff and chuckled in response. Most women would have jumped at the slight opportunity to have a meal with me, just because she knows why I was doing this must have given her some sort of edge. If only she knew I was just agreeing to the date because of grandma Gloria.I mean, I was just trying to please her to buy some time and then get her off my back. It's not like I agreed to the marriage arrangement.Not wanting to drag it any further, I contacted Olivia and she had given me the address of the restaurant that she wanted me to bring her to. And ofcourse, it was a 5 star restaurant in California. I arrived at the restaurant at exactly 6pm. " Hello Mr Hart... welcome to Divamine exclusives" A man welcomed me at the entrance. " My name is Patrick, and I am the manager of