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 reminder of the humiliating past that Jane

was the

show her weakness before a

would never be mocked

would never break the hearts of

too. Unfortunately, I’m alive

God’s will. Without the Fowler family

In fact, my life will become better. I’m

to bury her sorrow

never forgive

Not in this life.

pain, the suffering, and the tears she had shed every night because of

It would stay with her until her dying

stared at the intense h*te

out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

done? Why had she

let her anger

didn’t mean anything that

had never said anything

first vicious vitriol she had

in guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman of the Fowler Corporation. She should be

don’t need a daughter like her.

She had wanted Anna to disavow Jane all

she knew what Anna was like and had been prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn out

“No, Diane, I…”

stammered as she tried to explain

meant what she

It had been…

the anger talking.

was. I didn’t expect to see the true colors of the top socialites of

Luther applauded suddenly.

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

and Diane.

of the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that

and Diane’s behavior must have been

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

boss. I wish to lodge

fired!”

her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane. They

a mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager had had the

wants to speak to the boss and get me fired.

a smile as he turned his gaze toward a corner of the

Hugh?

Diane froze.

turned toward where Luther was staring with a

to his

pocket and made his way toward the

sight of Hugh sent Lila freezing up like

stopped breathing and hid herself

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