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.

had no idea Jane would turn out to be such

“Jack, let’s talk this out, don’t let

daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s heart to see

is just too kind to her,”

couldn’t figure out why Madelyn was still trying

complaint, his heart felt like it was

was really hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead

tried to

Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied without hesitation, her answer simple and

of the people in the room were taken aback by her

She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but now she

You didn’t just say that,” Jack

repeated her answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure

how many times Jack asked her, she would always say “no.”

continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly

Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never seen

Jane had changed into

the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity to interact with a diverse range of people throughout his

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

advanced age, his business sense and keen eye

enough!” Madelyn

Jack yelled as he looked at

worried that Jane

tightened for an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort out of

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

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

care about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am more than willing to leave and

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears

except maybe Jane, felt

were also falling from the eyes of Anna,

Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is my real

how we feel about each other. Regardless

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

her tears and

scared, Daddy…”

I’m here. No one

gave Jane a stern

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