No Way Back

Chapter 12 Heartless Fowlers

It was totally out of Peter’s expectations.

There wasn’t even a hint of pain coming from Jane Fowler.

His verbal attack came so suddenly, and his tone left them with no leeway.

Peter did not realize that he felt a touch of panic in the face of Jane’s heartlessness.

“I did help you back in the bar. How could you treat someone who had shown you kindness with such an

attitude?”

“That’s what I am. Did you regret helping someone ungrateful?”

Jane replied without any form of courtesy.

Jane Fowler refused to bow low to others and lived a dog’s life ever again.

Especially towards the Fowlers.

She had never owed the Fowlers anything at all.

“You!”

“Mr. Fowler, stop criticizing Jane!”

Lila could no longer hold back when she saw Peter keep pushing Jane. “Do you know how much Jane longed for her family? Why don’t you and your family think about what you have done to her that she would say something so mean?‘

Tears flowed from her reddened eyes as she spoke.

She wiped away her tears and raised her head, glaring at Peter, who was still astonished.

“I will not allow you and your family to bully Jane again.”

“You’re an asshole!”

Even a bystander like Lila felt terrible for Jane.

How could Peter Fowler, a brother related by blood, scold Jane and say so many mean words that hurt her so badly?

Jane had been missing for nineteen long years and yearned for her family’s love and protection the most at this time. Were the Fowlers heartless?

Not only did they not care for her, they even hurt her. Why would they reunite with her in the first place if they wanted to hurt her instead of caring for her? They gave her hope and pushed her into a more bottomless abyss after. She was a daughter of the Fowlers, not an enemy of the family. She was Peter’s sister by blood.

“..”

Peter was speechless.

After all, the main reason for Jane’s departure was because of the misunderstanding they had.

That was also the reason Peter was still concerned about Jane.

It was because of the guilt he had for her.

“It’s okay, Lila!”

“The Fowlers meant nothing to me now.”

Jane reached out to wipe Lila’s tears as she comforted her softly.

She was too blind in the past.

The Fowlers were more important to her than her own life, while they saw her as just a mere weed.

She had almost neglected the true friendship she originally had that others would kill for.

Peter’s heart skipped a beat when he heard what she said.

It seemed that the gentle girl always tip–toeing on eggshells and longing for her family’s love was gone for good.

“Never return to the Fowlers if you dare, Jane. Jokes on you if you regret one day.”

Peter fled in despair after landing his final words.

will never

with

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

will never forgive, not

“Janie.”

embraced Jane, feeling sorry

flowed freely from

had no idea I thought there would still be chances that you would return to the Fowlers.

think they really did mistreat you. They do not deserve your

must have felt terrible. Cry if

she spoke before Jane managed to

up a long time

goodness. As long

of tears from her face. She couldn’t help laughing, “I’m supposed to be the one being upset. Why are you

sorry for you. You must have cried so many times when you’re alone, and I can’t stop myself from crying when I see what you’ve gone

help getting

Lila was right.

tears because

it would only invite mockery and

let her tears flow, hiding all her

her and have her kicked out of the family if

knew.

her eyes from shedding more tears for

never cared

those worthy

Lila off in a

you sure you’re not coming home

Lila. I

“Thanks, anyway.”

gently stroked Lila’s

lowered her eyes,

I’ll get angry if

you need anything. I’ll help you in any way

her lips and

“I will ”

I’ll never be alone again.” Jane thought to

Jane made her way toward the riverside with both

panoramic, accompanied by the breeze from

the cooling

tipsiness she had

would sometimes pass by lovers taking their

come across a family of three happily

their dogs, chattering

to slow down,

felt like

if she doesn’t

Why was that so?

she should, at

others‘ kids

family belittle, humiliate, and not even care when she was about

had never wanted to take

and having a sister was all her heart’s

Fowlers would spare her a little love from what they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all, the bloodline of the Fowlers, one that was

fulfilled the one

wouldn’t have succeeded if the Fowlers

only they had wanted, just a little, to know the truth, to feel

matter wouldn’t have escalated to

was what it

a sting in the eye in that place

wanted

the better. Some even

the shirt she had

started to feel the

walking by the

lights got

pedestrians were

Jane stopped in