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 a

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as I take in

have to

only rile my father up more and then there will be

At all.

do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought

out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in

I ask in bewilderment.

head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

you can show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these things? I have you, don't

this isn't just me asking for his

something far more

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

don't have the time to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks at his

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be there for

agree to do everything he wants me to, just so I get his

be looked at the same way he does

always seem

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 one last fleeting look, my father

in complete and

is it? This

to open my

say something, I need

of human rights and self independence, a hand settles

all I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for a

my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading me

consumed in my thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise

she pulls me

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

seat on the bed,

so low I

over to where I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet

them

makes

fuel to

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at

herself as

the same time I couldn't.You

to plead

more than you think you

the side he has specially reserved

can't do this

I say forcefully.

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

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

trying to relax me and make me calm

she's saying is

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