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 humiliating past that Jane

was the

show her

would never be mocked

break the hearts

too.

Fowler family in my life,

become better. I’m so sorry to disappoint you, Mrs.

out as she tried to bury her sorrow deep inside

never

Not in this life.

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

It would stay with her until

stared at the intense h*te burning in

her out of her blind

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had she said all those

let her anger get

didn’t mean anything that she had said at

anything so

first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her life was directed at

guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of

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

wanted Anna to disavow Jane all

like and had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn out her

“No, Diane, I…”

stammered as she tried

hadn’t meant what she

It had been…

the anger talking.

true colors of the top socialites of

Luther applauded suddenly.

contempt in his eyes were as stark

and Diane.

peanut gallery. However, it appeared

behavior must have been genuinely

You’re just a manager. You have

to your boss. I wish to lodge

fired!”

pointing their fingers at Diane. They had no idea

mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager

to speak to the boss and get

quirked up into a smile as he turned his

Hugh?

Diane froze.

staring with a look of

rose to his feet

stuck one hand into his pocket and made his way

freezing up

and

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