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

know she would never

But she remains silent.

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

have to

my father up more

At all.

to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well up into

calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement

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

isn't just me asking

far more than

daughter have her father to rely upon? "I

time to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks at

hope, that maybe, just

to do everything he wants me to, just

looked at the same way he does

seem to

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

there in complete and utter

is it?

go to open

have to say something,

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

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

my shoulder encouragingly and I

so I let

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

as she

me snap

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

low I barely hear

over to where I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel against

see remorse swirling in them

makes

fuel to

you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

then composes herself as

you but at the same

asks, trying to plead with me to forgive

him more than

the side he has specially

do

I say forcefully.

of my strong will then maybe I can convince my

give dad some time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do

to relax me and

what she's saying is far from the

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