Forbidden

Chapter 1

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Another tissue box was emptied yet my tears didn't stop.

My red eyes stung from the pain, pain of being betrayed and cheated by the person I had opened my heart to, and tremendous amount of tears they shed. A tear fell down my cheeks again and I wiped them with my palm.

"Enough, Lorraine! Its been a week. That bastard isn't worth your tears. You deserve someone much better than that stupid piece of shit.", my brother Edward scolds towering over my messy self.

His said those words to comfort me instead they provoked my tears even more and they fell like an open tap. I pull my legs close to my chest and burry my hurting head in them. He sighed heavily and sat beside me before stroking my hair.

"Honey, come on. You shouldn't waste your precious tears for a dick head."

"I loved that dick head.", I say through a shaky voice.

"He doesn't deserve your love, besides he never loved you. If he did, he would've never cheated on you even after a healthy relationship of four years." That hit me like a thousand bricks. He was right.

He cheated on me for another girl.

That thought again increases the flow of my tears. I just want to rip my heart out of my chest. What did I do to have got such pain that too from the one person I loved the most? Why did he have to cheat me, he could've just told me that I'm not enough for him. I could've changed for him, I could do anything for the love of my life.

It hurt, it killed me each day since that night I found out he has been dating someone else. I can't even explain how broken and empty I felt to leave his place with pictures of them on his bed constantly flashing before me. I went to apologise for our fight that day expecting he would pull me in his warm arms, only to be stabbed by that horrible sight. I turned around leaving my dreams, my love for him and my shattered heart there.

"You're perfect, Lorraine. You didn't need to change. It were that asshole's immature mind to reject you for some whore.", Ed pulls me into a hug comforting me. "Please, don't cry. I can't see my little sister sad. What will mom think about me if I couldn't stop you from crying like a baby at this age?"

Mom, my dear mom struggling for her life in the hospital. I couldn't let her down just because my beloved boyfriend broke up with me. I have to put myself together for her, I have to be strong for her. Mom and Edward are the only family I have and I can't let my pain take over my responsibilities.

I hugged me brother as he helped me up on my feet from the floor. He looked at me with utter sympathy and wiped my tears placing a kiss on my cheeks.

"Promise me you won't ever cry for him.", he said sternly yet concern filled in his voice. I nodded and he pulled me into his soothing embrace, something I needed the most right now. "I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you from him"

I swallow my tears closing my eyes. "None of this is your fault. I shouldn't have had too much faith in him." He strokes my back as his chin rests on my head.

"Forget him. Start fresh, start a new life. Who knows there's a Prince Charming waiting for you out there, but you won't get him if you just sit here and cry your eyes out." Only he could manage to make me smile in my saddest moments. He pulls back and stares at me intently. "Don't let anyone take away that beautiful smile of yours.", he says caressing my face.

After our sweet brother and sister moment, he walks me to kitchen and bakes my favourite chocolate cake to lighten my mood.

That day I promised myself, it would be the last time I cried for him.

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"Miss Davis, what's my schedule for the weekend?", I jump on my place as my strict and stubborn boss, the CEO of Roosevelt Inc, almost screams his words.

"You have a meeting with Brown Textiles company and a lunch with Mr Anderson.", I inform him more politely than needed. If it wasn't for my mother, I would've never even looked twice at him or his building.

Her condition was worsening. Edward was so disturbed by this and resigned from his job few months ago to take good care of mom. Both of us couldn't give up on our finance, so I decided to find a job for her, besides I also needed to move on from the devastating break up. Don't think about it again!

It's been a year and I've been doing well due to the immense support my sweet brother has given me. I would've never been able to regain my focus or get a job if it wasn't him and since I had started working, I have been even better.

"Okay. Cancel it and reschedule it on Monday. I have few things to take care of. Got it?", he demands without even looking up at me from his phone. I roll my eyes and force a 'yes sir' before leaving to my cabin.

Rude. Ungrateful. Ignorant.....words can't even start to describe him. How can he be so loud and impolite in his mid forties? Whatever, I shake away my thoughts and get back to work.

Few hours later, just when I was enjoying my coffee, I hear my phone buzz indicating my boss has called me. I put the cup down making my way to his cabin. He was standing before the full sized mirror on the right wall, fixing his tie and hair in the before he knows my presence. He turns around with a quirked brow.

"You could've just received my call, why storm in here?" Boss was being boss. I rolled my eyes internally and nodded. He shook his head before opening his sour mouth. "Anyway, gather everyone in the conference room. I've a very special announcement to make."

What could it be? Is he resigning?! That would be the best announcement ever!

"Sure sir. Anything else?" He just shook his head continuing on his business. I did as he said, calling every single employ working in this building in the conference hall and waited there for him to arrive with his 'special announcement'. Like me everyone was anxious about it and some hoped the same thing I did.

"I heard we're gonna have a new boss.", my friend and the receptionist mumbles lowly. A new boss? Yay, my guess was right!

"If that's so, I would throw a party to the whole city!" She chuckles but stopped as soon as Mr Roosevelt entered the room and strode over at the front gaining everyone's attention.

"People, as you know I have a special announcement to make and I wanted all of my employees to join me in this moment. Due to some family commitments, I'm going to have to resign from my post." Everyone faked a gasp followed by groans and here I was trying my best to suppress my grin. On the inside, I was jumping with joy like a kid. Finally getting rid of rudeness!

"It's not just this. You're going to have a new CEO in my place. A very talented and hard working man who will take as good care of this company as I had in all there years." So now I'll be the secretary of this new guy. I hope he's nice at least.

"I feel extremely happy to declare, my dear nephew Daniel Wilson as the new CEO of this company."

Everyone cheers and claps, except me. I was stiff like a statue, my eyes were widened in shock and I was afraid everyone could hear my rapid heartbeat. I try to process what I just heard was right or not.

"Please welcome your new boss, Mr Wilson." The cheers increased as a familiar man makes his way into the conference room and stands beside him.

I quickly avert my gave to the floor realizing who our new boss was. My heart was thumping out my chest, I felt as if it would come out any moment.

"Thank you everyone.", that deeps husky voice I never wanted to hear hits my ears.

I didn't dare to look up at the person who broke my heart a year ago.

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