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

she would never agree

But she remains silent.

to-? I pause as I

to stay

only rile my father up more and

At all.

continue my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well

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

I ask in bewilderment.

head in acknowledgement but doesn't

me.Why do I need an outsider to show me

know this isn't just me asking for his

something far more

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

show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks at his

hope, that maybe, just

everything he wants me to, just

looked at the same way he does my

always seem

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 look, my father sits down and resumes

stand there in complete and utter

it? This

go to open my

say something,

speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles

like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for a whole entire

shoulder encouragingly

so I let my sister drag me to wherever

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

whispers as she pulls me into the

makes me snap out of the little trance

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

low I barely hear

I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel

can see remorse swirling in them as well

just makes me

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

stunned at

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

to tell you but at the same

to plead with me to forgive

more than you

the side he

can't do this

I say forcefully.

I can convince one person of my strong will then maybe I can convince my

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 to make you serious about the

says trying to relax me

that what she's saying is far from the

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