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

would never agree to such

But she remains silent.

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

have to

don't I'll only rile my father up more and then there will be no negotiations

At all.

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

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

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in acknowledgement but

do I need an outsider to show me these things?

this isn't just me asking for his help in the

something far

upon? "I have other things

the time to babysit you and show you

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be

agree to do everything he wants me to, just

I can be looked at the same way he

always seem to fail

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,

in

it? This

to open

have to say something, I

into a motivating speech of human rights

I feel like doing is curling up into a ball

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and

and so I let my sister drag me

takes a while for me

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little trance I'm

a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around

low I barely

sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers, hazel

swirling in them as well

makes me more

fuel to the

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

stunned at

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

am.I wanted to tell you but at the same

asks, trying to plead with me

than you think you

she barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved for

can't do

I say forcefully.

strong will then maybe I can

days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big

trying to relax me and make me

I know that what she's saying is far from the

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