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

know she would never agree

But she remains silent.

I pause as I take in a deep

to

up more and

At all.

to continue my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met?

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

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say

outsider to show me these

all know this isn't just me asking for his help in

something far more

rely upon? "I have other things I need

time to babysit you and show you the

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be there

wants me to, just so I get

looked at the same way he

seem

the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right

in complete and

is it? This

to open

say something, I need

of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

defeat and all I feel like doing is curling up into

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

so I let my sister drag me to wherever

and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to

she pulls me into

snap out of the little

and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

low I barely

I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers, hazel against

see remorse swirling in them

just makes

adds fuel to

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

herself

wanted to tell you but at the same time I

trying to plead with me to forgive

more than

witnesses the side he has specially reserved for

do this

I say forcefully.

will then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't

days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never

to relax me and make me

I know that what she's saying is far from

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