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 do

know she would never agree to

But she remains silent.

to-? I pause as I take in a deep

to

I'll only rile my father up more and then

At all.

continue my sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well up into my

calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it? That's why you're

I ask in bewilderment.

in acknowledgement but

need an outsider to

isn't just me asking for his help

something far

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

have the time to babysit you and show you the

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be there

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

the same way he does my

always seem to

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 fleeting look, my father sits down and resumes

in complete and

this is it? This

to open

say something, I

of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

I feel like doing is

my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

can barely even look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to

it takes a while for me

she pulls me

her voice makes me snap out of

and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for

so low I

and kneels down onto the

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers, hazel against

them as

makes

fuel to the

didn't you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

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

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

trying to plead

than

barely witnesses the side he has specially

do this

I say forcefully.

of my strong will then maybe I can convince

stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare just to

me and

she's saying

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