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

would never agree to

But she remains silent.

I have to-? I pause as I

to stay

I'll only rile my father up more and then there

At all.

someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought

will be good for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's

I ask in bewilderment.

in

do I need an outsider to show me these things? I

this isn't just me

something far more than

a daughter have her father to rely upon? "I have other

have the time to babysit you and show

just

agree to do everything he wants me to, just so

at the same way he does my

I always seem to

show you the ropes and he will be a

stand there in complete and

this is it?

to open my

have to say something, I

However instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles onto my

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

encouragingly and I

so I let my sister drag me to

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

she pulls me into

hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little trance

take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around

whisper so low I barely hear

I'm sitting and kneels down onto

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet hers, hazel

in them

makes me more

adds fuel to the

didn't you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned

hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and

sorry.Ser.I really am.I wanted to tell you but at the same time

plead with me

more than

Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he has specially

can't do this

I say forcefully.

then maybe I can convince my own

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

says trying to relax me and make

what she's saying is

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