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.

once in a while, the pain a reminder of the humiliating past that Jane

the

her weakness

would never

would never break the hearts

I would rather be dead too. Unfortunately,

is God’s will. Without the Fowler family in

life will become better.

she tried to bury her

never

Not in this life.

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

any of that. It would stay

the intense h*te burning in

out of her blind

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had she said all those

had let her anger get the better of

didn’t mean anything that she had said at

anything so vicious in

couldn’t believe that the first vicious vitriol she had

guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the

need a daughter like her. She’s nothing next to

She had wanted Anna to

prepared for a tough fight. She didn’t expect things to turn out her way

“No, Diane, I…”

stammered as she

what she had

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.

eyes were as stark as day as he stared

and Diane.

the peanut gallery. However, it appeared

behavior must

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

to speak 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 were messing

who made a mistake by offending her. A p*thetic

aunt wants to speak to the boss and get me

into a smile as he turned his gaze toward

Hugh?

Diane froze.

Luther was staring with a look of

rose to his

stuck one hand into his pocket and made his way toward

Lila freezing up like a

breathing and

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