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

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

tore

just too kind to her,”

trying to protect Jane

pain without complaint, his heart

was really hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead

tried to calm

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

the people in the room were

believe how drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but now she

say that,”

answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure what he had

many times Jack asked

as they possibly could be as she continued

witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes,

that Jane had

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

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

his advanced age, his business sense and

and Mommy, stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came to Jane’s

come any closer to her, Maddie!” Jack yelled

worried that Jane would hurt

tightened for an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort

finally come 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 her any discomfort, and

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 order to spare my feelings, and I apologize for

because I no longer care about it. If you think

she spoke, her tears falling

Jane, felt sorry for

eyes of Anna, who was standing

said firmly, “I know Jane is my real

feel about each other. Regardless of what happens,

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

back her tears and sobbed into

scared, Daddy…”

her. “It’s okay, I’m here. No one can hurt

Jack gave Jane a stern

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