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

even though it tore at Anna’s heart to see

too kind to her,”

was still trying to protect Jane when she was so

complaint, his heart

Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane, which was so

and tried to calm the raging fire that

himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied without

people in the room were taken aback by

Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but now she

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

don’t,” Jane repeated her answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure what he had

matter how many times Jack asked her,

possibly could be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly felt a chill running down

witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes, it

realized that Jane had changed into a totally different

the former Emeritus Chairman of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity to interact with a diverse

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

business sense and

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

any closer to her, Maddie!” Jack yelled as he

worried that Jane would

an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort

of her family situation and resolved that she would no longer struggle to win their approval.

know who you really are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant relative in order

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 and

she spoke, her tears falling

Jane, felt sorry for

also falling from the eyes of Anna, who was standing behind

you leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know

never change how we feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you will always be

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

hold back her tears and sobbed into

scared,

okay, I’m here. No

he finished, Jack gave

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