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

with

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

never forgive,

“Janie.”

embraced Jane, feeling sorry

freely from her

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

mistreat you. They do

have felt terrible. Cry

was already sobbing as she spoke before

All my tears had dried up a long time ago. You’re

as friends deserve all my goodness. As long as

tears from her face. She

sorry for you. You must have cried so many times when you’re alone, and I

getting

Lila was right.

many tears

if she did, it would only invite mockery and

and let

Fowlers‘ hatred for her and

knew.

from shedding

never cared for

for those worthy of her to

Lila off in a

sure you’re not coming

Lila. I

“Thanks, anyway.”

gently stroked Lila’s

lowered her eyes,

to thank me, Janie. I’ll get

anything. I’ll help you in any way I

pursed her lips and grabbed Jane’s

“I will ”

guess I’ll never be alone again.” Jane thought

her way toward the riverside with both hands in

the riverside was panoramic, accompanied

the cooling weather of October in

she had earlier receded

by lovers taking their stroll

she would come across a family of three happily playing

walking their

shouted after their kids to slow down, worried their kids

felt like

as if

Why was that so?

something she should, at

were others‘ kids loved

even care when she was about

had never wanted to take

a family, and having a sister was all her heart’s

Fowlers would spare her a little love from what they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all, the bloodline of the Fowlers, one that was

the Fowlers never fulfilled the one humble

have succeeded if the Fowlers did not pamper and believed her

had wanted, just a little, to know the truth, to feel sorry for her, and to do her justice, perhaps things

to the situation they

well, it was what it

lived like a sting in the eye in that place

one wanted her to

them wished she would disappear, the sooner, the better. Some even

she had on tighter

started to feel

walking

lights got lesser and

pedestrians were

moment, Jane