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.

when he took Jane home, Jack had no idea Jane would turn out to be

Anna spoke up and said, “Jack, let’s talk this

though it tore

too kind to her,” Peter muttered

still trying to protect Jane when she

he watched Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his heart felt like it was being ripped

hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead

few deep breaths and tried to calm the raging fire that was in his

to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No,

in the room were taken aback

couldn’t believe how drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and

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

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

Jack asked her, she would always say

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

had never before witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes, it was

realized that Jane had changed into a totally different

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

and handed over the family business to his grown children because they were finally of age to take

his advanced age, his business sense and

That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came to Jane’s

any closer to her, Maddie!” Jack yelled as he looked at Madelyn

was worried that Jane would

for an instant, but she quickly forced the

to terms with the reality of her family situation and resolved that she would no longer struggle to win their approval. As a result, the pain no longer caused

cried out, “Janie, I know who you really are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant relative in

case, I’d like to have 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 not

spoke, her tears falling

else, except maybe Jane, felt sorry for

the eyes of

leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is

added, “Blood ties will never change how we feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you will always be the heiress of

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

tears and sobbed

so scared, Daddy…” She

okay, I’m here. No one

gave

took to fan Jack’s suspicions