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.

hard that she couldn’t hold her tears, and her

in confusion and he asked, “Why are

laughing and laughing, for what Jack said was

his biological daughter, Jack had sided

was afraid she would come back and take away everything

and he began making

everything.

a father like that, Jane certainly didn’t anticipate

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

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

remorse.

release because she was finally letting out pent–up

abandoned in the hospital to fend for herself while she struggled to stay alive after the incident. Then,

final kick that had sent

these grudges and resentments, Jane felt a sense of

It wasn’t enough, however.

have foreseen that Jane would

insane. Jane had lost all of her

your father! How dare you talk to me

but I said I’d apologize to you. What makes you

of his wife but never of

in front of him. But now, he felt like Jane had gone mad, threatening his authority as the head of

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

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

the daughter she had given birth to, who had been wandering around for 19

never want such a rude character as their

not apologize, and I do not accept or want your

words in a single utterance without pausing or

she felt a sense of newfound freedom. She had finally found the courage to speak her

be told, speaking out like that to

she was trapped by her

she

yelled, and he was so enraged

accusing Jane earlier, he would

daughter

a great shame

trying to manipulate 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 I’ll leave the Fowlers and vanish somewhere far away. I’ll give back the role of the Fowler family’s daughter to you. Then you won’t be at odds with Daddy and Mommy

the Fowler family, and I’ll let bygones be bygones. You just said that by yourself. That was totally

speechless, unable to believe that Jane had actually