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 agree

But she remains silent.

pause as

to

only rile my father up more and then there

At all.

Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well

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

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in

to show me these things?

just me asking for his help in

far

rely upon? "I

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

just maybe, he'd be

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

at the same way

I always seem to

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 huge step

stand there in complete

it?

go to

have to say something, I

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

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading me

takes a while for me to realise I'm standing in

she pulls me into

makes me snap out of the

passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping

whisper so low I barely hear

sitting and kneels down onto the floor beside

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers,

remorse swirling in them as well

just makes me

fuel to

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at my

Serena.’ She hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself

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

to plead

than

the side he has specially

do

I say forcefully.

can convince one person of my strong will then maybe I can convince my own self that I

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 to make you

says trying to relax me and make me calm

that what she's saying

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