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

never agree to

But she remains silent.

to-? I pause as I take

have to stay

my father up more and then

At all.

Someone I have never met? Just

enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it?

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in acknowledgement but

need an outsider to show me these things? I have you, don't

isn't just me asking for

far more

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

to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My

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

everything he wants me to, just so I get his

I can be looked at the same way he does

I always seem

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 us.’' Without one last fleeting look,

in

this is it? This

to

say something, I

instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag

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

she pulls me into

makes me snap out of the little

her and take a seat on the

low I barely hear

to where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers,

swirling in them as well as

makes me

adds fuel to

you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

but then composes herself as she takes in

am.I wanted to tell you but at the same time I

to plead with me to

know him more than

witnesses the side he has

can't do this

I say forcefully.

maybe I can convince my own self that

few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare just to make you serious about

trying to relax me and

that what she's saying is far

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