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.

once in a while, the pain a reminder of the humiliating past

was the last

her weakness

would never be

break the hearts of

be dead too.

will. Without the Fowler

become better. I’m

as she tried to

never forgive

Not in this life.

forgive her supposed family for what they had done to her. The pain, the suffering, and the tears

any of that. It would stay with her until her

the intense h*te burning in Jane’s

out of her blind

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she done? Why had she said all those

anger get

mean anything that she had

had never said anything

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

was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of

right, Anna. You don’t need a daughter like her.

She had wanted Anna to

she knew what Anna was like and had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t

“No, Diane, I…”

she tried to explain

meant what

It had been…

the anger talking.

see the true colors of the top socialites of Stormton City’s two

Luther applauded suddenly.

of contempt in his eyes were as stark as day as

and Diane.

member of the peanut gallery. However,

Diane’s behavior must have

a manager. You have no right to criticize Anna and

I wish to lodge a complaint. You

fired!”

their fingers at Diane. They had

a mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager

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

he turned his gaze toward

Hugh?

Diane froze.

staring with a look of incredulity in her

to his feet

into his pocket

Lila freezing up like a mouse that had

and hid herself

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