No Way Back

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.

It would hurt once in a while, the pain a reminder of the humiliating past that Jane had suffered.

This was the last time.

Jane would never show her weakness before a stranger again.

never be mocked

would never break the hearts

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

Without the Fowler family in my life, my life

will become better. I’m so

bit out as she tried to bury her

never forgive

Not in this life.

the suffering, and the tears she had shed every night

that. It would stay

intense h*te burning in

out of her

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

she done? Why had

her anger

anything that

never said anything so vicious in

had spewed in her life was directed at her

in guilt. She was the proud, dignified wife of the chairman

You don’t need a daughter

wanted Anna to disavow Jane all

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

“No, Diane, I…”

stammered as she

what she

It had been…

the anger talking.

expect to see the true colors of the top socialites of Stormton City’s two

Luther applauded suddenly.

were as stark

and Diane.

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

must

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

boss. I wish to

fired!”

be her unlucky day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at Diane. They had no idea

who made a mistake by offending her. A p*thetic manager had had the guts to

to speak to the boss and get me fired. I’m

a smile as he

Hugh?

Diane froze.

staring with a look

to his

into his pocket and made his

sent Lila freezing up like a

and

aura was too overwhelming for people

man was too

stay away

shouldn’t even