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

know she would never

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I take in

to

rile my father up more and then there will be no negotiations with

At all.

do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well up into

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

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say

show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these things? I have you,

know this isn't just me asking for

far more

have her father to rely upon? "I have other

don't have the time to babysit you and show you

maybe, just maybe, he'd be there for

agree to do everything he wants me to,

I can be looked at the same way he

seem to

known in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he

there in

this is it? This can't

go to

have to say

up! However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

so I let my sister drag me

a while for me

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls me into the

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little trance I'm

seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

so low I barely hear

I'm sitting and kneels down onto the

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers,

see remorse swirling in them as

just makes me

fuel to the

didn't you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at

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

wanted to tell you but at the same time I couldn't.You

to plead with me to forgive

more than you

she barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved

do

I say forcefully.

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

few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this,

me and make

I know that what she's saying is far

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