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.

let’s talk this out, don’t let

even though it tore at Anna’s heart to see Madelyn in

too kind to

couldn’t figure out why Madelyn was still trying

complaint, his

really hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane, which was

to calm the raging fire that was

you know what you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No,

the people in the room

couldn’t believe how drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but

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

Jane repeated her answer deliberately, now that Jack

many times Jack asked her, she would always say

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

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

he realized that Jane had changed into a totally

the opportunity to interact with a

and handed over the family business to his grown children because they were finally of

his business sense and keen eye

stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn

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

that Jane would hurt Madelyn

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

approval. As a result, the pain no longer caused

now. You 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

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

uncontrollably as she spoke, her

else, except maybe Jane,

eyes of Anna, who was

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

feel about each other. Regardless of

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

hold back her tears

so scared, Daddy…”

“It’s okay, I’m here. No one

Jack gave Jane a

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