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

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as I take in a

have to stay

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

At all.

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

not have enough practical knowledge in regards

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but

me.Why do I need an outsider to show

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

far more

father to rely upon? "I have other

to babysit you and show you the

just maybe,

wants me to, just

looked at the same way he does my

seem

in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will

in complete and utter

is it? This can't

go to open

have to say something, I need

into a motivating speech of human rights and

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

shoulder encouragingly and

even look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister

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

as she pulls me into

snap out of the little trance

move passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my

low I

comes over to where I'm sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel against

can see remorse swirling in them as well as pity

just makes

adds fuel to the

you tell

I ask sharply.

stunned

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

wanted to tell you but at the same

to plead

than you think you ever

the side he

can't do

I say forcefully.

person of my strong will then maybe I

him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never

says trying to relax me

she's

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