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.

in a while, the pain a reminder of the

the last

show her weakness before a

would never be mocked

never break the hearts of her loved

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

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

life will become better. I’m so

out as she tried to bury her sorrow

never

Not in this life.

the suffering, and the

of that. It would stay with

stared at the intense h*te burning in Jane’s

out of her blind

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had

had let her anger get the better of

didn’t mean anything that she had

never said anything

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

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

Anna. You don’t need a daughter like her. She’s nothing next to Mad

Anna to disavow

had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to

“No, Diane, I…”

as she

hadn’t meant what

It had been…

the anger talking.

the true colors

Luther applauded suddenly.

as stark as day as he stared

and Diane.

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

must

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

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

fired!”

livid. This must be her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane. They had no idea who they

by offending her. A p*thetic manager had

Hugh, your aunt wants to speak to the boss

smile as he turned his gaze toward a corner of the

Hugh?

Diane froze.

Luther was staring with a look of incredulity in her

to his

pocket and made his way toward

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

breathing and hid

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