Where Destiny Forgot Us 25

Where Destiny Forgot Us 25 Summary

Chase is devastated when Dominic reveals that Chase must hand over the entire Whitmore Group to him. Despite Chase’s anger and desperation, Dominic remains calm and firm, emphasizing that this is the consequence of Chase’s own actions. Nora supports Dominic’s stance, telling Chase that no one is trying to destroy him but that he must face the results of his choices. When Chase pleads for forgiveness and asks if merging the companies will win Nora back, she coldly refuses, revealing she is pregnant with Dominic’s child and that their relationship is truly over.

 

The tension escalates into a physical fight between Chase and Dominic, with Dominic overpowering Chase and leaving him bruised and defeated. Dominic expresses his contempt for Chase, stating that Chase deserves worse than prison for what he has done to Nora. The Whitmore Group collapses under Chase’s control, ultimately becoming a subsidiary of the Faulkner Group. Soon after, Chase is arrested for distributing illegal videos and coercing a woman into abortion, further destroying his life.

 

Despite everything, Nora visits Chase once more in prison at his request. Their conversation is tense and filled with unspoken emotions. Chase admits that he truly loved Nora and never married her just for financial reasons, revealing that he pushed her away to hide his feelings. He confesses that he never forgot their anniversary and had been preparing gifts for her every year for seven years. Nora is shocked and emotional, realizing that Chase’s feelings were genuine all along, a truth she had longed to hear but never did.

 

As the visit ends, Chase silently asks Nora if she still loves him. Though a tear falls, Nora gently shakes her head, indicating that she no longer loves him—not now, and not for a very long time. The chapter closes on this bittersweet note of lost love and unresolved emotions.

Chapter 17

“You want me to hand over the entire Whitmore Group—to him?” Chase’s voice cracked with disbelief and fury, his grip tightening on the armrest of the chair. His eyes burned with desperation as he stared across the room.

Dominic sat opposite him, composed and unshaken, offering only a slight, measured nod. “Is there any other choice left for you?” he asked quietly, his tone calm but firm.

Nora leaned slightly toward Dominic, her posture serene, unaffected by Chase’s rising anger. Her expression was steady, resolute. “Chase,” she said softly but with unmistakable clarity, “no one is out here trying to destroy you. This is a consequence of your own actions.”

Chase’s frustration boiled over. “I did all of this to win you back!” His voice cracked, desperation creeping in. Then, an idea struck him, and he pressed on, “If I agree to merge the company, will that make you forgive me? Will you come back to me?”

Nora’s reply was icy and unwavering. “I will never go back to you.”

Her words landed like a cold blow. “Because I’m pregnant,” she continued, her voice steady but carrying weight, “with Dominic’s child. Chase, this is over.”

The shock of her revelation hit Chase like a tidal wave, nearly breaking him. In a sudden, reckless motion, he lunged at Dominic, and the two men collided in a fierce struggle.

But Dominic was stronger, more controlled. He quickly overpowered Chase, leaving him battered and bruised, his face swollen and stained with blood.

“Chase,” Dominic said, his voice low and filled with icy contempt, “if it weren’t for the fact that you once saved my fiancée’s life, I swear I’d end you right here.”

He looked down at Chase with pure disgust. “After everything you’ve done to her, you don’t deserve prison—you deserve something far worse.”

The Whitmore Group, once a powerful empire under Chase’s control, began to crumble. Ultimately, Chase was forced to merge it into the Faulkner Group, reducing it to a mere subsidiary.

Not long after, the law caught up with him. He was arrested on charges of distributing illegal videos online, a final blow to his already shattered life.

“Mr. Whitmore,” the officer said sternly, “you’re under investigation for coercing a woman into having an abortion against her will. Please come with us.”

Following a thorough investigation that confirmed the allegations, Chase was officially detained.

Despite everything, at his repeated, desperate requests, Nora agreed to visit him one last time—this time behind prison walls.

He gripped the prison phone tightly, silence stretching between them for what felt like an eternity.

Finally, Nora broke the quiet. “Why did you call me here, Chase?”

Chase shook his head slowly, his eyes glossy with unshed tears. “I just wanted to see you one last time.”

After a long pause, he added softly, “Nora… I did love you. I didn’t marry you just because of the financial crisis. I really had feelings for you.”

Those words were the ones Nora had longed to hear for seven long years.

For seven years, she had waited, hoping he would admit that their marriage meant more than just a business arrangement.

But during all that time, Chase had never once said those words. She had convinced herself she was nothing more than a pawn in his game.

“I just… couldn’t bring myself to admit it,” he confessed, voice breaking. “I didn’t want anyone to think I used a woman to climb back up, so I pushed you away, acted cold and distant. Nora, I was wrong. I see that now.”

Nora turned her face away, her voice barely a whisper. “Enough. I understand.”

“No, you don’t,” Chase insisted, choking on his own emotions. “I really, truly loved you. I never forgot our anniversary—not because I didn’t care, but because every year it reminded me of how shameful our wedding day was. I couldn’t face it.”

He paused, then added quietly, “But every single year, I still prepared a gift for you. All seven years. They’re all up in the attic of the Whitmore estate. Everything you ever liked…”

Nora stared at him, disbelief flickering in her eyes. Her shoulders trembled slightly, overwhelmed by the revelation.

For seven years, she had believed he never remembered their anniversary, always excusing it as forgetfulness or work stress.

She had never imagined he had been preparing gifts for her all along.

Could it be that he had truly loved her all this time?

Her lashes fluttered, and a single tear formed, lingering on her cheek but refusing to fall.

But the visit was over.

As the guards came to escort her out, Chase’s eyes locked onto hers with desperate intensity. Suddenly, he mouthed something with all the strength he had left.

Nora understood immediately.

He was asking, “Do you still love me?”

A solitary tear traced down her cheek, but then her lips curved into a soft, resolute smile. She shook her head gently.

“No.”

Not anymore.

Not for a very long time.