Serena Mclane's P.O.V

"What?"Is all I manage to get out as I sit there in my seat.My fidgeting hands come to a halt as I now fist my t-shirt in a tight grip.My mind is completely blank at the moment.

I can't seem to be able to process his words.

"Dad" I finally manage to get out,

"You can't mean that, you wouldn't.I whisper as I look at him for confirmation.I want him to just start laughing, and then hug me and say it's all a big joke, that the entire ordeal was just that"

 A big joke.

But no, of course not.My father never jokes, not with me at least.

"You know I don't like repeating myself"

My father says sternly as he looks at me.

Even though we're sitting face to face, it's as if he's looking down at me.

As if he's judging me, finding all my faults and insecurities and displaying them right in front of me.

Taunting me with everything.

"B-but the business, father.You-I- you wanted me to take over the family business but I-.How?" I ask, finally giving up.

I barely have the ability to speak.

The shock potent in my words.

"I told you, I do not repeat myself"

He says standing up now, having to actually repeat himself.

"Well you're going to have to this time Dad!"

I exclaim as I now too stand up.

The anger is as clear as day in his eyes as is in mine.

It's like fire against ice.

Unfortunately for me, I'm melting and can't do anything about it.

"Roger!"

My mother says as she too slips into the study with my sister in tow.

Just then everything dawns on me.

They knew.

Both of them knew and neither of them had the decency to tell me.

I could have at least been prepared.

"Samantha please"

Almost immediately my mother silences herself but still walks up to my father.

I glance at her with pleading eyes, begging for her to reason with him.

She is my mother.

to do

never

But she remains silent.

I pause as I take in a deep

have to stay

more and then there will be no

At all.

to marry someone? Someone I have

the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it? That's

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say

you can show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these things? I have you, don't I?" I

me asking for his help in the

something far more than

have her father to rely upon? "I have other things

and show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks

just maybe, he'd

he wants me to, just so I get his

can be looked at the same way he

seem to

very good friend of mine.His son, Damien, is a very respectable young man and is well known in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing

stand there in complete and

it?

to open my

have to say

into a motivating speech of human rights

I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly

my father nor my mother and so

my thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise I'm standing

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls me

makes me snap out of the little trance

take a seat on the

whisper so low I barely hear

sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel

can see remorse swirling in them

just makes

fuel to the

didn't you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and

really am.I wanted to tell you but at the

trying to plead with

more than

witnesses the side he has specially reserved

can't do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

person of my strong will then maybe I can convince my own self

I Know.Just give dad some time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big

to relax me and

what she's saying is far from

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