No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 19 An Unlucky Coincidence

Dwayne hadn’t felt bad when he had brought up the online scandal. That was because he had had no part in it.

Besides, he had been preoccupied with and worried about Madelyn.

This was different. Dwayne had gotten involved.

He had accused Jane of theft when he had had no proof.

Dwayne felt unworthy of the WWE gold medal that he had just won.

“What did you say, Dwayne?”

Madelyn hadn’t heard him.

However, she knew that it couldn’t be anything good.

“It’s nothing.

Dwayne yanked himself out of his thoughts.

It didn’t matter. What was done was done.

There was no point regretting it now.

Besides…

Dwayne wasn’t going to hurt Madelyn just because he felt bad about Jane.

“Dwayne, if you catch up with Janie right now, you can try and convince her to come back to the Fowler family. Janie looks so lonely. I feel so sorry for her.

“We had been misled right from the start and accused Janie of something she hadn’t done. She had every right to be upset and disown the family. If only I hadn’t been part of the family. This wouldn’t have happened in the first place if I never existed.”

Madelyn said with a pained look on her face.

“Silly girl, that’s utter nonsense. You’re a part of the Fowler family. Nobody’s going to change that fact. “You’re right. We were wrong about Janie. But that has nothing to do with you. She’s already made up her mind. We should respect her decision.”

Dwayne said gently, shoving whatever guilt he felt toward Jane to the back of his head as he turned his attention back to a remorseful Madelyn.

Jane took Lila on a long ride in her newly purchased Porsche Cayenne. She felt on top of the world.

Dwayne had given her thirty grand. She wasn’t going to turn down money.

She decided to treat Lila to a meal at the best restaurant in Stormton City.

“Let’s not, Janie. Why don’t we dine at my place instead? We should save the money. You need it…”

“Lila, don’t forget. Half of that money belongs to you too. I’ve never been to Cloudnine Restaurant. I really want to try it. Humor me, please.”

“All right then.”

Lila had decided that she would support Jane in her every decision, no matter what it was. That was what best friends were for.

Jane was having a bad day today, and Lila was going to cheer her up!

They arrived at Cloudnine Restaurant.

Cloudnine Restaurant was the most famous restaurant in Stormton City.

At the height of its fame, it had a waiting list that spanned a month long.

its name, the restaurant

top floor of

lovely nighttime scenery, gazing at Fig River, which cuts right through the city, as well as a Ferris

hired by the Michelin 5–star restaurant prepared dishes that

Cloudnine Restaurant came with a

had to be prepared to spend at

I recall Cloudnine Restaurant being a really busy restaurant.

worry. I

waved her phone at

We don’t need

“Really?”

Lila seemed slightly stumped.

be Cloudnine Restaurant’s

led Lila to the

scanned their QR code and

in the

toward Jane and stuck her tongue out. “You’re becoming more mysterious by the

me. What’s so

just a feeling

had ten

could only serve ten groups of diners at any

waiting staff would set up an extra table for you. Otherwise, you would

diners there were, the rowdier the

Cloudnine Restaurant, which had a reputation of being one of

a table at the

fact, it was the most popular restaurant

got a

lavishly decorated restaurant with opulence oozing from every single detail had Lila sighing

I find myself speechless every time I step

the meal today. Come on, order

“Okay!”

the menu and ordered Jane’s

few dishes cost them more than ten

of red wine that cost a dozen

me, so let’s spend every single dollar of

doing fine on

protect me when Dwayne and

took. Lila wasn’t the

because she had wanted to protect Jane. Sometimes, Jane wished that she had been a member of the Sutton family

as a sister. She was the kind of family that Jane had

They had

friends. That’s what best friends do. Let’s not talk about that. Drop by my place and

keeps going on about how pretty and nice you are and how

“Sure.”

eyes were bright

love to be the goddaughter of

like a great

Madelyn like the apple of their eye like the

share of disappointments in her

had died for

family had died alongside

coincidence had Hugh walking past Cloudnine

and Jane

man was surprised by the sight. Jane didn’t seem like someone capable

“Something wrong, Hugh?”

leaned in and spotted Jane too.