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

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

will never forgive, not now,

“Janie.”

feeling sorry

flowed freely from

that you would return to

did mistreat you. They do not deserve

have felt terrible. Cry

already sobbing as she spoke before

All my tears had dried up a long time ago. You’re right! They do not

people that I take as friends deserve all my goodness. As long as I still

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

many times when you’re alone, and I can’t stop myself from crying when I see

couldn’t help getting

Lila was right.

many tears because of

would only invite

under the sheets and let her tears flow, hiding all

her

knew.

dried her eyes from

cared

only shed tears for those worthy of her

Lila off in a

you’re not coming home

okay, Lila. I found

“Thanks, anyway.”

stroked

lowered her eyes, thankful

Janie. I’ll get angry if

I’ll help

her lips and grabbed Jane’s

“I will ”

I’ll never be alone again.” Jane thought

Lila off, Jane made her way toward the riverside with both hands

at the riverside was panoramic, accompanied by

considering the cooling weather of

she had

would sometimes pass by lovers taking their stroll by the

would come across a family of three happily playing

were walking their dogs,

their kids to slow down, worried their

like an

if she doesn’t belong

Why was that so?

should, at the very

kids loved and

humiliate, and not even care when she was about to be

never wanted to take anything away

wanted a family, and having a sister was all her

a little love from what they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all,

the Fowlers never fulfilled the one humble request

it was undeniably part of Madelyn’s plan, she wouldn’t have succeeded if the Fowlers

had wanted, just a little, to know the truth, to feel sorry for her, and to

to

well, it was

like a sting in the eye in that place

one wanted her

wished she would disappear, the sooner, the better. Some even hoped that she had died

she had on tighter to

started to

walking

lights got lesser

were

this moment, Jane stopped