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.

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

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

to her,”

why Madelyn was still trying to protect Jane when she

pain without complaint, his heart felt

hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane,

and tried to calm the

trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied without hesitation, her answer simple and

the room were taken aback by her

had been before. She used to be timid and

didn’t just say that,” Jack

repeated her answer deliberately, now

times Jack asked

possibly could be as she continued to fix them on

had never before witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never

realized that Jane had

of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity to interact with a diverse range of people throughout his

retired and handed over the family business to his grown children because

advanced age, his business sense and keen

and Mommy, stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came to Jane’s

Maddie!” Jack yelled

that Jane

tightened for an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort out

had finally come to terms with the reality of her family situation and resolved that 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

Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant relative in order to spare my feelings, and I apologize for

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

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears falling like

maybe Jane,

falling from the eyes of Anna, who was standing

“I know Jane

each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you will always be the heiress of the

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

couldn’t hold back her tears and

scared, Daddy…” She

“It’s okay, I’m here. No one

finished, Jack gave Jane

was all it took to fan Jack’s suspicions about Jane into a raging inferno