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

she would never

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as I

to stay

only rile my father up more and then there will

At all.

do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes

for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough

I ask in bewilderment.

in

an outsider to show me these things? I

me asking for his help in

far more

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

the time to babysit you and show you the

that maybe, just maybe, he'd

to, just so

looked at the

seem to

is well known in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be

in

is it?

go to

say something, I need

into a motivating speech of human rights and

feel like doing is curling up into a ball and

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally give

look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading

thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise

she

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little

a seat on the bed, wrapping

low I

where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers, hazel

remorse swirling in them as

makes me more

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

stunned at

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

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

asks, trying to plead with me to

than you think

Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he has specially

can't do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

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

of work.He'll never do something like this,

says trying to relax me and make me

she's

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