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

she would never agree to

But she remains silent.

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

have to

only rile my father up more and then there

At all.

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

good for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say anything

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

all know this isn't just me asking for his help in

far

father to rely upon? "I have other things I need to

don't have the time to babysit you and show

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

he wants me to, just so I get his

at the same way he does my

seem to fail

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

there in

this is it? This

go to open my

say something, I

up! However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for

my shoulder encouragingly and I

at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me

self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise I'm standing

on.’' Sarah whispers as she pulls

makes me snap out of the

passed her and take a seat on the

so low I barely hear

I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers,

in them as well as pity and

just makes me more

fuel

you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at

but then composes herself as she takes

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

to plead with me

him more than you

witnesses the side he

do

I say forcefully.

will then maybe I can convince my own self that

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

says trying to relax me and make

she's saying is far

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