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 do

never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as I

have to stay

father up more

At all.

continue my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone

good 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 say anything

show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these things? I

me asking for his help in

something far more

"I have other things

have the time to babysit you and show

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

everything he wants me to, just so I get his

can be looked at the same

seem to

Stryker is a very good friend of mine.His son, Damien, is a very respectable young man and 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

stand there in complete and

this is it?

go to

have to say something,

a motivating speech of human rights and self independence,

I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

my father nor my mother and so I let my sister

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

whispers as she

me snap out of the little

passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping

so low I barely

I'm sitting and kneels down onto

"I knew."

She says.

meet hers,

swirling in them as well as pity and

makes me more

adds fuel to the

you tell

I ask sharply.

stunned at my

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

really am.I wanted to tell you but at the same time

to plead with me

more than you think you

barely witnesses the side he has

do

I say forcefully.

will 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 work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare just to make you

me and

that what she's saying is far from

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