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

would never agree to

But she remains silent.

pause as I take

have to stay

don't I'll only rile my father up more and then there will be no negotiations

At all.

have to marry someone? Someone I have never

do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say

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

isn't just me asking for his

far more than

father to rely upon? "I have

don't have the time to babysit you and show

maybe, just

me to,

the same way

I always seem

industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in

stand there in complete

is it?

to open

have to say something, I

a motivating speech of human rights and self independence,

shoulders sag in defeat and all I feel like doing is

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

so I

own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to

she pulls me

her voice makes me snap out of the

seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for

whisper so low I

sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel against

can see remorse swirling in them as

makes

fuel

you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned

then composes herself

at the

asks, trying to plead

than you think you ever

the side he

do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

person of my strong will then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't

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 to make you serious

trying to relax me and make me calm

I know that what she's saying is far from the

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