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,

Anna’s biological daughter, even though it tore at

is just too kind to her,” Peter muttered

Madelyn was still trying to protect

his heart felt like it was being

really hoping Madelyn was their real sister

to calm the raging fire that was in his

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

people in the room were

been before. She used to be timid and always tried

didn’t just say that,” Jack exclaimed

I don’t,” Jane repeated her answer deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure

matter how many times Jack asked

eyes were as dark and icy as they possibly could be as she continued to fix

that look in Jane’s

Jane had

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

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

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

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

Jane would

she quickly forced the discomfort out

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

now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be

If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am

as she spoke, her tears

else, except maybe Jane,

from the eyes of Anna, who

you leave!” Anna said firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter, but she can never

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

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

back her tears and sobbed into Jack’s

I’m so scared, Daddy…”

her. “It’s okay, I’m here. No one can

gave Jane

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