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

she would never agree to

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I take

have to stay

rile my father up more and then

At all.

I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met?

for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's

I ask in bewilderment.

in acknowledgement but doesn't

you can show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these

know this isn't just me

something far more than

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

and show you

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

do everything he wants me to, just

the same way he does my

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

there in complete and

is it? This

to

have to say something, I

of human rights and self independence, a hand settles onto

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

shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading me

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

whispers as she pulls me into

makes me snap out of

take a seat on the bed, wrapping my

low I barely hear

and

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel

can see remorse swirling in them as well as pity and

makes

adds fuel to

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

but then composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and

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

asks, trying to plead with me to

know him more than you think you ever

for Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he

can't do

I say forcefully.

then maybe I can convince my own self

Know.Just give dad some time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of

says trying to relax me and

she's saying is far from

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