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.

restaurant was located on the

top floor of an

City’s lovely nighttime scenery, gazing at Fig River, which cuts

restaurant prepared dishes that looked like works of

at Cloudnine Restaurant came with

spend at least 15

busy restaurant. You need reservations to get a

I have

waved her

lucky. We

“Really?”

Lila seemed slightly stumped.

should be Cloudnine Restaurant’s

Lila to

waiter scanned their QR code and welcomed Jane and Lila to

in the waiter’s

out. “You’re becoming more mysterious by the day,

me. What’s so

feeling

Restaurant had

restaurant could only serve ten groups of diners at any one

waiting staff would set up an extra table

more diners there were, the rowdier the

at Cloudnine Restaurant, which had a reputation of being one of the best restaurants in

a table at the restaurant made

it was the most popular restaurant in

got a

restaurant with opulence oozing from every single detail had Lila sighing

Restaurant. I find myself speechless every time I

meal today. Come

“Okay!”

took the menu and ordered Jane’s

cost them more than ten

a bottle of red wine that cost a dozen grand or

don’t feel comfortable keeping Dwayne’s money on me, so let’s

it. You’re doing fine on your own!” Jane’s lips quirked up into a smile. She tousled

and tried to protect me when

much courage that took. Lila wasn’t

she had wanted to protect Jane. Sometimes, Jane wished that she had

have Lila as a sister. She was the

pain. They had hurt and abused

about that. Drop by my place and have dinner some time. I’ll have my parents whip up something nice

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

“Sure.”

eyes were bright with

would love to be the

sounded like a great

her like dirt while treating Madelyn like

Jane had had her share of disappointments in her past

had died

yearning for a family

coincidence had Hugh walking past

and Jane

the sight. Jane didn’t seem like

“Something wrong, Hugh?”

leaned in and spotted Jane