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

But she remains silent.

pause as I take in

have to stay

more and

At all.

do I have to marry someone? Someone I have

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

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in acknowledgement but

outsider to show me these things? I have

just me asking for his help

far more

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

show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks at

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

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

can be looked at the same way he does my

I always seem to fail

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

there in complete

it?

go to open my

say something, I need

motivating speech of

doing is

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me

while

on.’' Sarah whispers as she

snap out of the

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

so low

I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers,

swirling in them as well as

just makes me more

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

composes herself as she takes in a deep

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

trying to plead with me to

him more than you think you

she barely witnesses the

do this

I say forcefully.

person of my strong will then maybe I can

I 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

relax me and make me calm

that what she's

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