No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Anna’s nails bit into her palm as she glared furiously at Jane.

“Your father was right. Compared to Maddie, you’re nothing but a failure.

“I can’t believe I gave birth to a daughter who turned out to be as selfish and unreasonable as you are.

“I felt so guilty about what had happened to you, but all that guilt is gone now. It’s all thanks to you, Jane.

“I wish I had never given birth to you. I wish I had never tried searching for you. I wish that you had died 19 years ago. Why did you appear in my life again?”

Jane had driven Anna mad with anger.

Harsh words spilled from her lips without control.

This was the only way she could express her utter rage.

“Janie…”

Lila’s face paled as she listened to Anna’s gush of vitriol.

She couldn’t be bothered to argue with Anna at all. Instead, she turned her concerned gaze toward Jane.

She was worried about how badly Jane would take Anna’s words and that they would break her best friend’s heart into irreparable pieces.

Lila could feel her chest tighten and her heart shatter as she listened to Anna, even though Anna was nothing but a stranger to her.

How would Jane, Anna’s own daughter who yearned so badly for her family’s love, feel?

All humor fled Jane.

Her face stiffened into an expression devoid of any emotion.

Her heart, on the other hand…

hurt.

Why was she so weak?

She had had enough pain and disappointment in her past life.

She had decided not to get her heart broken over people who didn’t deserve her love in this life.

But…

Jane wasn’t as strong as she had thought she was.

A healed wound remained a wound.

You could hide it with a bandage, but the scar was still there.

pain a reminder of the

was the

her weakness before

would never

would never break the hearts of her loved ones

would rather be dead too.

this is God’s will. Without the Fowler family in my

will become better. I’m so sorry

as she tried to bury her sorrow

would never forgive

Not in this life.

suffering, and the tears she had shed every night

forget any of that. It would stay with her until her dying

intense h*te burning

out of her

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had she said all

let her anger get

mean anything that she

had never said anything so

the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her life was directed

Anna in guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of

You don’t need a daughter like her. She’s nothing next to Mad

Anna to disavow

and had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn out her

“No, Diane, I…”

as she tried

hadn’t meant what

It had been…

the anger talking.

the true colors of the top

Luther applauded suddenly.

look of contempt in his eyes were as stark as day

and Diane.

cared for little and enjoyed being a member of the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that even he couldn’t stomach

must have been

say? You’re just a manager. You have no right to criticize Anna

speak to your boss. I wish to lodge a complaint. You

fired!”

her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane. They had no idea who they

wasn’t the only one who made a mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager had had the guts to

to speak to the boss and get me fired. I’m

a smile as he turned his gaze toward a

Hugh?

Diane froze.

turned toward where Luther was staring with a look of

rose to his feet

hand into his pocket and made his way toward the

Lila freezing up like a

stopped breathing and hid

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