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

was the last

would never show her weakness before a stranger

would never be mocked

would never break the hearts

dead too. Unfortunately, I’m

this is God’s will. Without the Fowler family in

my life will become better. I’m so sorry

tried to bury her sorrow deep inside

never

Not in this life.

family for what they had done to her. The pain, the suffering, and the tears

would never forget any of that. It would stay with her until

at the intense

pulled her out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had she said all

had let her anger get the better

didn’t mean anything that she had said

anything so vicious

that the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in

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

right, Anna. You don’t need a daughter

She had wanted Anna

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

“No, Diane, I…”

stammered as she

meant what she

It had been…

the anger talking.

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

Luther applauded suddenly.

contempt in his eyes were as stark as day as he

and Diane.

enjoyed being a member of the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that even he couldn’t

behavior must have been genuinely

manager. You have no right to criticize Anna

boss. I wish to

fired!”

her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at

mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager had had the guts to do the same

to speak to the boss

as he turned his

Hugh?

Diane froze.

toward where Luther was staring with a look of incredulity in her

to his

into his pocket and made his

Hugh sent Lila freezing up like a mouse that

and hid herself behind

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