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

never agree to such

But she remains silent.

to-? I pause as I take in a

have to stay

more and

At all.

sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought

my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it? That's why you're

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

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

this isn't just me asking for his help

something far

father to rely upon? "I have

time to babysit you and show you the

maybe, just maybe, he'd

to, just so I get his stamp

be looked at the same

seem to

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,

there in complete and utter

it? This can't

go to open

to say something,

a motivating speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles onto

like doing is curling up into

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and

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

while

as she pulls me into

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the

and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for

whisper so low I

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

"I knew."

She says.

meet hers, hazel

them as

makes me

adds fuel

didn't you

I ask sharply.

stunned at my

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

but at the same time I couldn't.You know how Dad is, don't

plead with

know him more than you

barely witnesses the

can't do

I say forcefully.

can convince one person of my strong will then maybe I

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

to relax me and make me

what she's saying

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