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

know she would never

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I

to stay

only rile my father up more and then there will be no negotiations with

At all.

to marry someone? Someone

do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it?

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in acknowledgement but doesn't

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

just me asking for his help

far more

"I have other things I need to take

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

hope, that maybe, just maybe,

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

the same way he does my

always seem

the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing more fame to us.’' Without one last fleeting

in complete and utter

it? This can't

to open

to say

of human rights and self independence, a hand settles

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

my shoulder encouragingly and

nor my mother and so I let my

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

she pulls me into the

makes me snap

take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

low I

comes over to where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the

"I knew."

She says.

meet

them as well as pity

just makes me

fuel

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

stunned

herself as she takes in a deep breath and

you but at the same time

plead with me to

more than you

witnesses the side he

do this

I say forcefully.

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

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

relax me

she's saying

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