No Way Back

Chapter 5 Madelyn Kneeling Down

The scene after hanging up the phone was bizarre.

The expressions on Jack and Anna’s faces, as well as Peter’s, were all those of extreme embarrassment.

That was mainly because they had just falsely accused Jane.

After careful consideration, they realized that there were indeed many loopholes in Richard’s words. They only found a small amount of evidence. Still, they used it to fabricate an accusation that Jane was intentionally spreading rumors to coerce the Fowler family into recognizing her as the true heiress.

It was still their underlying mistrust of Jane and too much favoring of Madelyn that had caused the whole fuss.

Every time they saw Madelyn sad and upset, they immediately lost their cool.

“Janie, I’m really sorry. Daddy and they lost their cool when they realized I was too upset. This is all my fault. Only if I hadn’t joined this family!” Madelyn sobbed.

She broke the silence and the awkwardness when she walked over to Jane, tears in her eyes, and prepared to kneel before her.

“Maddie, what are you doing?” Peter, who was the closest to them, quickly yelled as he pulled Madelyn up. Madelyn, however, had a firm resolve and knelt, saying, “Peter, I have to do this. This is my fault, and I won’t get up if Jannie doesn’t forgive us!”

Madelyn dropped to her knees on the ground with a dull thud.

Tears kept falling from her cheeks.

“Maddie, what are you doing? Get up quickly!” Jack yelled.

Jack and Anna quickly went to help Madelyn, who had collapsed on the ground.

They were profoundly moved by Madelyn’s efforts to be a good daughter.

At that moment, any remaining doubts about Madelyn in their hearts vanished without a trace.

They knew that it was impossible for such a kind, selfless person who always thought of the Fowler family to devise such a terrible scheme.

Thus, they firmly believed that it must be someone else.

“Jane, we owe you an apology. Don’t worry. I will find out who is behind this and make them pay for what they have done. I can’t believe they were trying to hurt my family!” Jack said, furious at the thought of someone trying to sow discord in his family.

“Anyone who dares to tarnish the Fowler family’s reputation will have me to deal with,” he added, gritting his teeth. This kind of scheming was something that Jack could not tolerate.

Above all else, Jack prioritized maintaining peace in his family.

“Owing me an apology?” Jane laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

she couldn’t hold her tears, and

confusion and he asked, “Why

laughing and laughing, for what Jack said was the greatest

his biological daughter, Jack had sided with the

entire family to stand against Jane, all because he was afraid she would come back and take away

prejudice, and he began making false accusations against Jane about

everything.

father like that, Jane certainly didn’t anticipate

foolishly believed in the so–called family love, but the new Jane was not a fool blinded by

way. Also, you’re too old and blind to

remorse.

release because she was finally letting out

a bullet for Jack, only to be abandoned in the hospital to fend for herself while she struggled to stay alive after the incident. Then, she remembered

recalled the final kick that had sent her

the accumulation of all of these grudges and resentments, Jane felt a sense of vengeful

It wasn’t enough, however.

could have foreseen that Jane would express

including Peter, who questioned whether she’d gone completely insane. Jane had lost all of her previous meekness and timidity, and she

I’m your father! How dare

I just made a mistake, but I said I’d apologize to you. What

afraid of his wife but never of

his children were always well–behaved in front of him. But now, he felt like Jane

don’t care what you have to say; Jack will always be your father.

these years, Anna had carried around a sense of guilt regarding Jane, but now she saw

had been wandering around for 19 years, could turn out to be such a

Fowlers would never want such a rude character

I will not apologize, and I do not accept or want your apologies,” Jane said, her

in a single utterance without

she felt a sense of newfound freedom.

out like that to the Fowler

she was trapped by her own clinging to familial bonds, unable to

and decided she didn’t want a family like

and he was so enraged that he was

feeling guilty for falsely accusing Jane earlier, he would have already

believe he had a daughter who was so petty

great shame

not make you feel better?

and I’ll let bygones be bygones. You just said that

was shocked and speechless, unable to believe that