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

she would never

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as

to stay

father up more

At all.

to continue my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just

be good for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the

I ask in bewilderment.

in acknowledgement

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

this isn't just me asking for his

something far

"I have other things I need to take care

don't have the time to babysit you and show you

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

me to, just so I get

at the

I always 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.’'

there in complete and utter

this is it? This can't

go to open

say

However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self

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

my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

my mother and so I let my sister drag me to

own self belittlement, it takes a while for me

as she pulls me into the

snap out

the

so low I barely hear

I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

to meet

can see remorse swirling in them as well

just makes

adds fuel to

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

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

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

asks, trying to plead with

more than you think you

she barely witnesses the side

can't do this

I say forcefully.

I

relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's

trying to relax me

what she's saying is far from

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