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.

while, the pain a

was the

would never show her weakness

never

break the hearts of her loved ones

would rather be dead too. Unfortunately,

Fowler family in my

won’t d*e. In fact, my life will become better. I’m

to bury

would never

Not in this life.

to her. The pain, the suffering, and

would never forget any of that. It would

intense h*te

out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

done? Why had she said

anger get

that she had said at

never said anything so vicious in her

believe that the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her

that nearly drowned Anna in guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of the Fowler Corporation.

need a daughter like her. She’s nothing next

had wanted Anna to disavow Jane

what Anna was like and had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn out her way so

“No, Diane, I…”

she

hadn’t meant what

It had been…

the anger talking.

an impressive show that was. I didn’t expect to see the true colors of the top socialites of Stormton City’s two most upstanding

Luther applauded suddenly.

look of contempt in his eyes were as

and Diane.

of the peanut gallery. However, it

behavior must have

just say? You’re just a manager. You have no

to speak to your boss. I

fired!”

unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane. They

mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager had

speak to the boss and get me

a smile as he turned his gaze toward

Hugh?

Diane froze.

staring with a look of incredulity in

rose to his

one hand into his pocket

Lila freezing up like a mouse that had spotted a

stopped breathing and

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