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 do

would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

I pause as I take in

to stay

more and then there will be

At all.

"Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I

will be good for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't

show me.Why do I need an outsider to

me

far more than

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

the time to babysit you and show

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

everything he wants me to, just so I get his stamp

the same way he does my

seem to fail

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 more

stand there in complete

it? This

to

to say something,

motivating speech of human rights

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever

self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise I'm standing in front

Sarah whispers as she pulls me into the

me snap out of

a seat on the

so low I barely

sitting and kneels down onto the floor beside

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers,

can see remorse swirling in them as well as pity and

just makes

adds fuel

didn't you

I ask sharply.

stunned at

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

the

to plead with

know him more than you think you

barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved

do

I say forcefully.

of my strong will then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't go

some time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like

to relax me

that what she's saying is far from

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