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.

took Jane home, Jack had no idea Jane would turn out

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

tore at Anna’s heart to see Madelyn

kind to her,” Peter muttered to

out why Madelyn was still trying

watched Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his heart felt like

was their real sister instead

a few deep breaths and tried to calm the raging fire

know what you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I

room were taken aback

to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried to

didn’t just say that,” Jack exclaimed in

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

times Jack asked her, she would always say

and icy as they possibly could be as she continued to

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

Jane had changed into

Emeritus Chairman of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the

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

his business sense and keen

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

Maddie!” Jack yelled as

Jane

but she

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 her any discomfort, and she was confident that the wound on her heart would close up

real Fowler family daughter. I understand

care about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke,

else, except maybe Jane, felt sorry for

also falling from the eyes of Anna,

you leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter, but she can never

never change how we feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you will always

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

couldn’t hold back her tears

scared, Daddy…”

I’m here. No one can

finished, Jack gave Jane a

was all it took to fan Jack’s suspicions