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

would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as

to

I don't I'll only rile my father up more and then there

At all.

I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well up

not have enough

I ask in bewilderment.

head in

me.Why do I need an outsider to

know this isn't just me

far more

"I have other things I need to take care

don't have the time to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be

everything he wants me to, just so I get his stamp of

I can be looked at the same way he does

always seem to

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

in complete

it? This can't

go to open

have to say something,

up! However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self

I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is

it takes a while for

Sarah whispers as she

voice makes me snap out of the little trance

her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my

so low I barely hear

to where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers, hazel against

swirling in them

makes me

fuel to the

didn't you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at my

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

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

plead with me

him more than you think

she barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved for

can't do this

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

time to 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 scare

says trying to relax me and

what she's saying is far

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