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

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as I take in a

have to stay

father up more and then there will be

At all.

marry someone? 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

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in acknowledgement but

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

this isn't just me asking

far more

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

babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My

maybe, just maybe, he'd be there for

me to, just so I get

I can be looked at the same way he

seem to fail

Damien, is a 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 fame to us.’' Without one last fleeting

stand there in complete and utter

it? This can't

go to open my

have to say

a motivating speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles onto my

all I feel like doing is curling

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

at my father nor my mother and so

in my thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for

she

her voice makes me snap out of the little

passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my

so low I barely

comes over to where I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

meet

can see remorse swirling in them as well as pity and

just makes

fuel to the

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she

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

to plead with me to forgive

him more than you

she barely witnesses the side

can't do

I say forcefully.

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

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

to relax me and

that what she's saying

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