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

the last

show her weakness before a stranger

would never be

never break the hearts of her loved ones

would rather be dead too. Unfortunately, I’m alive

Fowler

fact, my life will become better. I’m so sorry to disappoint you,

she tried to

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

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

at the intense h*te burning in

of her

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

Why had she said all those

let her anger get the

mean anything that she had said

never said anything so vicious in

believe that the first vicious vitriol she had spewed in her

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

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

sneered. She had wanted Anna to disavow Jane all

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

“No, Diane, I…”

as she tried to

what she had

It had been…

the anger talking.

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

Luther applauded suddenly.

were as stark as

and Diane.

the peanut gallery. However, it appeared that even he couldn’t stomach what had

Diane’s behavior must have

You’re just a manager. You have no right to criticize Anna

your boss. I

fired!”

day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at

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

your aunt wants to speak to the boss and get

as he

Hugh?

Diane froze.

staring with a

to his

pocket and made his

up like a mouse that had spotted

breathing and hid

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