No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 12 Heartless Fowlers

It was totally out of Peter’s expectations.

There wasn’t even a hint of pain coming from Jane Fowler.

His verbal attack came so suddenly, and his tone left them with no leeway.

Peter did not realize that he felt a touch of panic in the face of Jane’s heartlessness.

“I did help you back in the bar. How could you treat someone who had shown you kindness with such an

attitude?”

“That’s what I am. Did you regret helping someone ungrateful?”

Jane replied without any form of courtesy.

Jane Fowler refused to bow low to others and lived a dog’s life ever again.

Especially towards the Fowlers.

She had never owed the Fowlers anything at all.

“You!”

“Mr. Fowler, stop criticizing Jane!”

Lila could no longer hold back when she saw Peter keep pushing Jane. “Do you know how much Jane longed for her family? Why don’t you and your family think about what you have done to her that she would say something so mean?‘

Tears flowed from her reddened eyes as she spoke.

She wiped away her tears and raised her head, glaring at Peter, who was still astonished.

“I will not allow you and your family to bully Jane again.”

“You’re an asshole!”

Even a bystander like Lila felt terrible for Jane.

How could Peter Fowler, a brother related by blood, scold Jane and say so many mean words that hurt her so badly?

Jane had been missing for nineteen long years and yearned for her family’s love and protection the most at this time. Were the Fowlers heartless?

Not only did they not care for her, they even hurt her. Why would they reunite with her in the first place if they wanted to hurt her instead of caring for her? They gave her hope and pushed her into a more bottomless abyss after. She was a daughter of the Fowlers, not an enemy of the family. She was Peter’s sister by blood.

“..”

Peter was speechless.

After all, the main reason for Jane’s departure was because of the misunderstanding they had.

That was also the reason Peter was still concerned about Jane.

It was because of the guilt he had for her.

“It’s okay, Lila!”

“The Fowlers meant nothing to me now.”

Jane reached out to wipe Lila’s tears as she comforted her softly.

She was too blind in the past.

The Fowlers were more important to her than her own life, while they saw her as just a mere weed.

She had almost neglected the true friendship she originally had that others would kill for.

Peter’s heart skipped a beat when he heard what she said.

It seemed that the gentle girl always tip–toeing on eggshells and longing for her family’s love was gone for good.

“Never return to the Fowlers if you dare, Jane. Jokes on you if you regret one day.”

Peter fled in despair after landing his final words.

will never regret it.

with

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

forgive, not now,

“Janie.”

Jane, feeling

freely from her

had no idea I thought there would still be chances that you would return to the Fowlers. I’ve thought of persuading you

mistreat you. They do not deserve your joy and

have felt terrible. Cry if you need

as she spoke before Jane

long time

all my goodness. As long as I still have you by my side, I’m not

this. I’ll always be by your side, Janie!” Jane helped Lila wipe off the traces of tears from her face. She couldn’t help laughing, “I’m supposed to be the one being upset. Why are you sobbing like this when I did not

You must have cried so many times when you’re alone, and I can’t stop myself from crying when I see

help getting

Lila was right.

shed many tears because of the

it would only

sheets and let her tears flow, hiding all

would deepen the Fowlers‘ hatred for her and have her kicked out of the family

knew.

dried her eyes from shedding more tears for the

never cared for

those worthy of her to do

off

you’re not coming home

I found

“Thanks, anyway.”

stroked Lila’s

her eyes, thankful for

me, Janie. I’ll get angry if you

anything. I’ll help you in any

her lips and grabbed Jane’s

“I will ”

I’ll never be alone again.”

off, Jane made her way toward the riverside with both hands in her pocket, wanting to take a

the riverside was panoramic, accompanied by the breeze from

night, considering the cooling weather of October

tipsiness she had

would sometimes pass by lovers taking their

would come across a family of three happily

were walking their

kids to slow

felt like an

felt as if she doesn’t belong

Why was that so?

should, at

kids

not even care when she

to

having a sister was all her

what they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all,

the Fowlers never fulfilled the one

part of Madelyn’s plan, she wouldn’t have succeeded if the Fowlers did not pamper and

they had wanted, just a little, to know the truth, to feel sorry

matter wouldn’t have escalated to the situation they were in

it was what

in the eye

wanted her to

the sooner, the better. Some

had on tighter to

started to feel the

walking by the

got

pedestrians were

Jane stopped