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

never break the hearts of her loved

too. Unfortunately, I’m alive and doing

God’s will. Without the Fowler family in my life, my life

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

tried to bury her sorrow deep inside

never

Not in this life.

her. The pain, the suffering, and the tears she had

never forget any of that. It

stared at the intense h*te

of

Her face paled.

Oh my God.

done? Why had she said

her anger get

anything that she had said at

had never said anything so

vicious vitriol she had spewed in her life was directed at

the proud, dignified wife of

need a daughter like her. She’s nothing

wanted Anna to disavow Jane

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

“No, Diane, I…”

she tried to explain

meant what she had

It had been…

the anger talking.

the true colors of the top socialites

Luther applauded suddenly.

eyes were as

and Diane.

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

and Diane’s behavior must have

say? You’re just a manager. You

your boss. I wish to lodge a

fired!”

day. Everyone was pointing their fingers at

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

to the boss and get me fired.

into a smile as he

Hugh?

Diane froze.

where Luther was staring with a look

to his feet

stuck one hand into his pocket and made

of Hugh sent Lila freezing up like a

breathing and hid

too overwhelming for people like

man was

instincts told her to stay

even look