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.

began crying from laughing so hard that she couldn’t hold her tears,

confusion and he

what Jack said was the greatest joke she had ever

biological daughter, Jack had sided

stand against Jane, all because he was

Jack to develop prejudice, and he began making false accusations against

everything.

Jane

would have foolishly believed in the so–called family love, but the new Jane

truly do not believe you intend to apologize to me in any way. Also, you’re too old and blind to even think of finding the mastermind behind all this.” Jane spoke these cruel words without a

remorse.

great sense of release because she was finally letting out pent–up emotions she had been

be abandoned in the hospital to fend for herself while she struggled to stay alive after the incident. Then, she remembered the many years this family had neglected

kick that had sent her tumbling

these grudges and resentments, Jane felt

It wasn’t enough, however.

Jane would express herself in such a

lost all of her previous meekness and timidity, and she

your father!

said I’d apologize to you. What makes you

always been afraid of his wife but never

children were always well–behaved in front of him. But now, he felt like Jane had gone mad, threatening his authority as

care what you have to say; Jack will always be your father. Apologize to him now!” Anna said

carried around a sense of guilt regarding

had given birth to, who had been wandering around for 19 years, could turn out to

never want such a

to have such a father. I will not apologize, and I do not accept or want your apologies,” Jane said, her eyes gleaming with

spoke those words in a single utterance

newfound freedom. She had

be told, speaking out like that to the Fowler family wasn’t difficult for

was trapped by her own clinging to familial bonds, unable

she had let go of all her worries and decided she didn’t want a family like this. She tried to set

Jack yelled, and he was

accusing Jane earlier, he would have already slapped

a daughter who was so

a great shame

the situation, “Janie, I know you’re mad. Don’t blame Daddy and Mommy. Blame just me. If I were to kneel before you, would that not make you feel better? Then

Madelyn. “You leave the Fowler family, and I’ll let bygones be bygones. You just said that by yourself.

shocked and speechless, unable to