No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 3 Jane Got Slapped

“What did you say?” Jack couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

Even Peter was taken aback.

“I said, why do I have to kneel? Are you a mob boss or something? Are you seriously considering physically harming your daughter?” Jane retorted, remaining as composed as ever.

Her expression was calm, like that of a peaceful pond, but beneath the surface, a flame was burning.

Jane wasn’t being angry at the Fowler family.

Since she no longer cared about them, she could no longer hate them; instead, she only felt apathy.

For some reason, this made Jane remember the time in her previous life when she had obeyed Jack’s command and knelt in fear.

She had tried desperately to defend herself against baseless accusations and demands, but no one had listened.

When Peter saw Madelyn sobbing, he lost his temper and severely smacked Jane.

Jane had to apologize, fearing that her family would be angry. She had no choice but to put up with all the false accusations and carry the weight of things she had never done.

Now she wondered why she had been such an idiot and had lived a life devoid of dignity in her previous life.

Jane was now mad at her old self.

“Great. I see you’ve grown some backbone to disobey me,” said Jack, who was genuinely furious this time. He was about to slap Jane and raise his hand.

At that moment, “Dad, don’t!” Madelyn suddenly shouted.

Her words abruptly halted Jack’s hand in mid–air.

Anna looked at Madelyn with a shocked expression and asked, “Sweetheart, what are you…?”

Madelyn was sobbing and yelling at the same time, her voice becoming hoarse as she appeared to be on the verge of passing out from a lack of oxygen. “Don’t hit Janie, Dad, please don’t… She’s your biological daughter anyway!”

Jack was momentarily brought back to his senses when he heard the words “biological daughter.

He cast a profound and thoughtful look in Jane’s direction.

Whether Jack wanted to admit it or not, the woman in front of him was of his own blood.

idea Jane

said, “Jack, let’s talk this out, don’t

daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s

just too kind to her,” Peter muttered

why Madelyn was still trying to protect

watched Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his heart

really hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead

and tried to calm the raging fire that was in

what you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,”

people in the room were taken aback by her

drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to

you don’t? You didn’t just say that,” Jack exclaimed in

I don’t,” Jane repeated her answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure

many times Jack asked her, she would always

were as dark and icy as they possibly could be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly felt a chill running down

Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never

he realized that Jane had changed into a

of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity to interact with a

business to his grown children

business sense and keen eye remained

Daddy and Mommy, stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as

Jack yelled as he looked

worried that Jane

but she quickly forced

of her family situation and resolved that she would no longer struggle to win their approval. As a result, the pain no longer caused her any discomfort, and she was confident that the wound on her heart

who you really are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant relative

the position returned to you because I no longer care about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am more than willing to leave and

uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears falling

maybe Jane, felt sorry for

falling from the eyes

gets to make you leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter, but

we feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

couldn’t hold back her tears

I’m so scared, Daddy…” She

reassured her. “It’s okay, I’m here. No

Jack gave Jane a stern

was all it took to fan Jack’s suspicions about Jane into a raging