No Way Back

Chapter 3 Jane Got Slapped

“What did you say?” Jack couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

Even Peter was taken aback.

“I said, why do I have to kneel? Are you a mob boss or something? Are you seriously considering physically harming your daughter?” Jane retorted, remaining as composed as ever.

Her expression was calm, like that of a peaceful pond, but beneath the surface, a flame was burning.

Jane wasn’t being angry at the Fowler family.

Since she no longer cared about them, she could no longer hate them; instead, she only felt apathy.

For some reason, this made Jane remember the time in her previous life when she had obeyed Jack’s command and knelt in fear.

She had tried desperately to defend herself against baseless accusations and demands, but no one had listened.

When Peter saw Madelyn sobbing, he lost his temper and severely smacked Jane.

Jane had to apologize, fearing that her family would be angry. She had no choice but to put up with all the false accusations and carry the weight of things she had never done.

Now she wondered why she had been such an idiot and had lived a life devoid of dignity in her previous life.

Jane was now mad at her old self.

“Great. I see you’ve grown some backbone to disobey me,” said Jack, who was genuinely furious this time. He was about to slap Jane and raise his hand.

At that moment, “Dad, don’t!” Madelyn suddenly shouted.

Her words abruptly halted Jack’s hand in mid–air.

Anna looked at Madelyn with a shocked expression and asked, “Sweetheart, what are you…?”

Madelyn was sobbing and yelling at the same time, her voice becoming hoarse as she appeared to be on the verge of passing out from a lack of oxygen. “Don’t hit Janie, Dad, please don’t… She’s your biological daughter anyway!”

Jack was momentarily brought back to his senses when he heard the words “biological daughter.

He cast a profound and thoughtful look in Jane’s direction.

Whether Jack wanted to admit it or not, the woman in front of him was of his own blood.

However, when he took Jane home, Jack had no idea Jane would turn out to be such a crafty brat.

said, “Jack, let’s talk this out, don’t

was still Anna’s biological daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s heart

just too kind to her,”

trying to protect Jane when

his heart felt like it was being ripped

real sister instead of Jane, which was so

a few deep breaths and tried to calm the raging fire

know what you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane

of the people in the room were taken aback by

been before. She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but now

that,” Jack exclaimed

now that Jack wasn’t sure what

times Jack asked her,

icy as they possibly could be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack

that look in Jane’s eyes, it

that Jane had

has had the

over the family business to his grown children because they were finally of age to take it

his advanced age, his business

That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she

her, Maddie!” Jack

was worried that Jane would

chest tightened for an instant, but she

would no longer struggle to win their approval. As a result, the pain no longer caused her any discomfort, and she was confident that the wound

I understand

any case, I’d like to have the position returned to you because I no longer care about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am more than willing to leave

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears falling

else, except maybe Jane, felt sorry for

eyes of Anna, who

know Jane

then added, “Blood ties will never change how we feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

couldn’t hold back her tears

so scared, Daddy…” She

“It’s okay, I’m here.

Jack gave Jane a stern

took to fan Jack’s suspicions about Jane into