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.

never

with

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

forgive,

“Janie.”

Jane, feeling sorry

freely from her

chances that you would return to the Fowlers. I’ve

think they really did mistreat you. They do not deserve

must have felt terrible. Cry if

as she spoke before Jane managed to drop a

tears had dried up a long time

that I take as friends deserve all my goodness. As long as I still have you by my side, I’m not without

sobs and sniffles and said, “Yes! Remember this. I’ll always be by your side, Janie!” Jane helped Lila wipe off the traces of tears from her face. She

sorry for you. You must have cried so many times when you’re alone, and I can’t stop myself

getting lost

Lila was right.

shed many tears because of the

if she did, it would only invite mockery and

under the sheets and let her

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

knew.

from shedding more tears for the

cared for

for those worthy of her to do

off

you’re

I found

“Thanks, anyway.”

gently stroked

lowered her eyes,

don’t need to thank me, Janie. I’ll get

you need anything. I’ll

pursed her lips and grabbed Jane’s

“I will ”

guess I’ll never be alone

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

riverside was panoramic, accompanied

the cooling weather of

had

pass by lovers taking their stroll by the

she would come across a family of three happily playing

their dogs, chattering

to slow down, worried their

like an

if she

Why was that so?

at the

others‘ kids loved

humiliate, and not even care when

to take anything

having a sister was

they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all, the bloodline of

Fowlers never fulfilled the one humble

plan, she wouldn’t have succeeded if

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

escalated to the

was what

a sting in the eye in that place

wanted her

sooner, the better. Some even hoped that

wrapped the shirt she had on tighter

to

walking by

got

pedestrians were getting

Jane stopped in her