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.

a reminder of the

was the

would never show her weakness before

would never be

the hearts of her

would rather be dead too. Unfortunately, I’m alive

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

life will become

bit out as she tried to bury

never forgive

Not in this life.

pain, the suffering, and the tears she had shed every night because of their heartlessness. The pain

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

intense

her out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she done? Why had she

had let her anger get the

didn’t mean anything that she had said at

never said anything so

the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her life was

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

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

She had wanted Anna to disavow

fight. She didn’t

“No, Diane, I…”

she

what she had

It had been…

the anger talking.

the true colors of

Luther applauded suddenly.

of contempt in his eyes were as stark as day as he

and Diane.

gallery. However, it appeared that even he couldn’t stomach what

and Diane’s behavior must have been

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

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

fired!”

This must be her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane.

her. A p*thetic manager had had the guts to

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

smile as he turned his

Hugh?

Diane froze.

with a look of

rose to his feet

one hand into his pocket and

sight of Hugh sent Lila freezing up like a mouse that had

stopped breathing and hid

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