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

never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

I pause as I

to stay

father up more and then there will be

At all.

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:

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

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

isn't just me asking for his

something far

to rely upon? "I have other things

show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks

maybe, just maybe, he'd be there

he wants me to, just so

can be looked at the same way he

I always 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

in complete and utter

this is it?

to

have to say something, I need

of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self independence,

I feel like doing is curling

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me

self belittlement, it takes a while for

whispers as she pulls me into the

me snap out of the little trance

move passed her and take a seat on the bed,

whisper so low I barely hear

I'm sitting and kneels down onto the

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers,

in them

makes

fuel to the

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned

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

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

plead with

know him more than you think you

for Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he has specially

can't do

I say forcefully.

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

relax 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

trying to relax me and make me calm

she's saying is far

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