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.

“Jack, let’s talk this

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

kind to her,”

still trying to protect Jane when she

he watched Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his heart

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

and tried to calm the raging fire

know what you did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied without hesitation, her

the room were taken aback by her

Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used

You didn’t just say that,”

her answer deliberately, now that

how many times Jack asked her, she would always say

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

witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes,

had changed into a totally

he has had the opportunity to interact with a diverse range

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

his advanced age, his business sense

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

Jack

Jane would hurt Madelyn

an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort out of

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

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

like 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 willing

sobbed uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears

Jane, felt sorry for

were also falling from the eyes of Anna, who

firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter, but she can never do

feel about each other. Regardless of what happens,

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

tears

so scared, Daddy…”

okay, I’m here. No

gave

was all it took to fan Jack’s suspicions about