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.

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

biological daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s heart to see Madelyn in so

is just too kind to her,”

couldn’t figure out why Madelyn was still trying to protect Jane when she

his

hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane,

a few deep breaths and tried to calm the raging fire that was

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

the people in the room were

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

that,” Jack exclaimed

answer deliberately, now that Jack

Jack asked

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

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

he realized that Jane had changed into a

has had the

to his grown children because they were finally of

business sense and keen eye remained

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

Maddie!” Jack yelled as he looked at Madelyn

that Jane would hurt

she quickly forced

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

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

you think I am making things more difficult for you

spoke, her tears

maybe Jane, felt sorry

eyes of Anna, who was standing behind

gets to make you leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know Jane

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

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

hold back her tears and sobbed into Jack’s

scared, Daddy…” She

okay, I’m here. No

Jack gave Jane a stern

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