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

the last

would never show her weakness before

never be mocked

break the hearts

too.

Without the Fowler family in my

will become better. I’m so

to bury her

never forgive

Not in this life.

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

It

stared at the intense h*te burning in

out of

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she done? Why had

had let her anger get the better of

that she had said at

anything so

couldn’t believe that the first vicious vitriol she had

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

need a daughter like her. She’s

She had wanted Anna to disavow Jane

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

“No, Diane, I…”

as she

hadn’t meant what

It had been…

the anger talking.

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

Luther applauded suddenly.

were as stark as day as he stared at

and Diane.

member of the peanut gallery.

behavior must have been

You’re just a manager. You have no

your boss. I wish to lodge a

fired!”

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

made a mistake by offending her. A

wants to speak to the boss and

quirked up into a smile as he turned his gaze toward a corner of the

Hugh?

Diane froze.

toward where Luther was staring with a look of

rose to

into his pocket

Lila freezing up like a mouse

and

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