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.

never regret it.

with no

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

never forgive, not now, not

“Janie.”

embraced Jane, feeling

flowed freely from

that you would return to the Fowlers. I’ve thought of persuading you

really did mistreat you. They do not deserve your joy

must have felt terrible. Cry if you

she spoke before

long time ago. You’re

friends deserve all my goodness. As long as I

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

so many times when you’re alone, and

help getting lost in

Lila was right.

tears because

if she did, it would only

the sheets and let her tears flow, hiding

the Fowlers‘ hatred for her

knew.

her eyes from

cared for

would only shed tears for those worthy

Lila off in

you’re not coming

I found a place

“Thanks, anyway.”

stroked

eyes, thankful

thank me, Janie. I’ll get angry

anything. I’ll help

lips and grabbed Jane’s

“I will ”

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

her way toward the riverside with both hands in her pocket, wanting to take

scenery at the riverside was panoramic,

the cooling

had earlier

by lovers taking their

would come across a family

were walking their

after their kids to slow down,

like an

if she doesn’t belong

Why was that so?

should, at the

kids loved and

did her family belittle, humiliate, and not even care when she was about to be burned

never wanted to take anything away

and having a sister was all her

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 left wandering out

Fowlers never fulfilled the one

Madelyn’s plan, she wouldn’t have succeeded if

to know the truth, to feel sorry for her, and to do her justice, perhaps things would

to the situation they

it was what it

a sting in the eye in that place she called

wanted her to

the sooner, the better. Some even hoped that she had died nineteen years

had

started to

continued walking

got lesser and

pedestrians were getting

this moment, Jane stopped in her