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

was the

show her weakness

would never be

hearts of her

dead too. Unfortunately,

the Fowler family in my life,

my life will become better. I’m so

bit out as she tried to bury

would never forgive

Not in this life.

forgive her supposed family for what they had done to her. The pain, the suffering, and the tears she had shed every night because of their

that. It would stay with

at the intense h*te burning in

her out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she

her anger get the better of

anything that

never said anything so vicious

had spewed in her

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

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

Anna to disavow Jane

She didn’t expect things to turn out her way so easily because of

“No, Diane, I…”

as she tried

hadn’t meant what she

It had been…

the anger talking.

that was. I didn’t expect to see the true colors

Luther applauded suddenly.

eyes were as stark as day

and Diane.

the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that

and Diane’s behavior must have been

manager. You

I wish to

fired!”

their fingers at Diane. They had no idea who they were messing

mistake by offending her. A p*thetic

to speak to the boss and get

lips quirked up into a smile as he turned his gaze toward

Hugh?

Diane froze.

where Luther was staring with a look of incredulity

rose to his feet

hand into his pocket and made his way toward the

sent Lila freezing up like a

stopped breathing and hid

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