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.

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

the

her weakness before a stranger

never be

break the hearts

dead too. Unfortunately,

Without the Fowler family in my life, my

become better.

to bury her sorrow deep inside

would never forgive

Not in this life.

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

never forget any of that. It would stay with

at the intense

her out of

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she said

anger get the better

didn’t mean anything that she had said

anything so vicious in her

the first vicious vitriol she had

the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of

don’t need a daughter like her. She’s

She had wanted Anna to disavow

a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn

“No, Diane, I…”

as she tried to

meant what she had

It had been…

the anger talking.

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

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

Diane’s behavior must have

manager.

your boss. I wish to

fired!”

their fingers

her. A p*thetic

your aunt wants to speak to the boss and get

a smile as he turned his gaze toward a corner

Hugh?

Diane froze.

where Luther was staring with a look of

rose to his feet

hand into his pocket and made his way toward

freezing up like a mouse that had

and

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