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.

has to

would never agree to such

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as I take

to stay

rile my father up more and

At all.

my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I

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

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

do I need an outsider to show me these things? I

all know this isn't just me asking for his help in

something far more

upon? "I have

have the time to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My

had hope, that maybe, just maybe, he'd be there

he wants me to, just

at the same way he does my

seem to fail

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 more fame to

stand there in complete

this is it?

to open

say something, I need

into a motivating speech of human rights

shoulders sag in defeat and all I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

my mother and so I let my sister drag me to

a while for me to realise I'm standing in front

Sarah whispers as she pulls me into the

her voice makes me snap out of

move passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

low I

I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

meet

see remorse swirling in them as

makes me

fuel

you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

then composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and shakes her

but at the same time I couldn't.You know how Dad

asks, trying to plead with me to

than

the

do

I say forcefully.

then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't go through

days.He's probably just stressed because of

trying to relax me and make me calm

what she's saying is far

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