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.

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

was the last

show her weakness before

never

never break the hearts of her loved

be dead too. Unfortunately, I’m

will. Without the Fowler family in

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

tried to bury her sorrow

never forgive

Not in this life.

never forgive her 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 being

It would stay with her

stared at the intense h*te burning in

out of her blind rage

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

had she said all

her anger get the better of

didn’t mean anything that she had said

never said anything so

couldn’t believe that the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her life was directed at

dignified wife of the chairman of the Fowler

You don’t need a daughter like her.

sneered. She had wanted Anna to disavow

knew what Anna was 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…”

as she tried to explain

meant what she had

It had been…

the anger talking.

true colors of the top socialites of Stormton City’s two

Luther applauded suddenly.

eyes were as stark as day as he

and Diane.

little and enjoyed being a member of the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that

must have been genuinely

say? You’re just a manager. You have

your boss. I wish to lodge

fired!”

their fingers

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

to speak to the boss and get me

he turned his gaze

Hugh?

Diane froze.

with a look of

to

pocket

sent Lila freezing up like a mouse that

and

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