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.

and said, “Jack, let’s

daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s heart to

just too kind to her,” Peter muttered to

was still trying to

without complaint, his heart felt like

hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead

and tried to calm the raging fire that was in his

you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible.

in the room

how drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried

don’t? You didn’t just say that,” Jack exclaimed in shock, his eyes

answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure what he had

how many times Jack asked her,

possibly could be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly felt

look in Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never seen

realized that Jane had changed into a totally different

had the opportunity to interact with a diverse

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

his advanced age, his business sense and keen eye

stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came to

her, Maddie!” Jack yelled as he looked at

Jane would hurt

she

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

I know who you really are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to

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

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears falling like shattered

Jane, felt sorry

eyes of Anna, who

Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter,

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

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

hold back her tears and

I’m so scared,

reassured her. “It’s okay, I’m here. No one

Jack gave Jane a

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