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

never agree

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as

have to

I don't I'll only rile my father up more and

At all.

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 regards to

I ask in bewilderment.

in acknowledgement but

to

isn't just me asking for his help in

far more than

her father to rely upon? "I have other

babysit you and show you

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

he wants me to, just so

be looked at the same way he does my

I always seem to

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

there in

this is it? This can't

go to open

to say something, I

up! However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self independence,

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

encouragingly and I finally give

nor my mother and so I

it takes a while for me

as she pulls me into the

me snap out

a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around

so low

comes over to where I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

meet hers,

can see remorse swirling in them as well

just makes me

fuel to

you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

down Serena.’ She hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she takes in

the

to plead with me to forgive

more than

she barely witnesses the side he

do this

I say forcefully.

maybe I can

okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare just

me

that what she's saying

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