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

would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

I pause as I take in

to stay

only rile my father up more

At all.

Someone I have never met? Just the thought

for 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 why

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't

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

isn't just me asking

far more than

daughter have her father to rely upon? "I have other things I need to take

time to babysit you and show

just maybe, he'd be there for

do everything he wants me to, just so

the same

always seem to

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

stand there in complete and utter

is it? This

go to open my

say something,

However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and

in defeat and all I feel like doing is curling up into

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

can barely even look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to

and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls me

her voice makes me snap

take a seat on the bed, wrapping

so low

comes over to where I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

meet hers, hazel against

them as well as pity and

just makes me more

adds fuel to the

you

I ask sharply.

stunned

herself as she takes in a deep breath and shakes her

really am.I wanted to tell you but at the same time I couldn't.You know how Dad

trying to plead with me to

than

she barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved

can't do this

I say forcefully.

my strong will then maybe I can

time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll

me and

that what she's saying

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