No Way Back

Chapter 18 An Apology And Compensation

James nodded. “Of course.”

James had recorded their statements and had a copy of the security recording. He had every bit of evidence that he needed. If Dwayne’s and Madelyn’s accusations turned out to be unsubstantiated, Jane had every right to demand compensation.

Madelyn felt an uneasiness stirring in her gut as she eyed the look of bold confidence on Jane’s face.

She had intended to make a dig at Jane and put her in a spot.

She didn’t believe that Jane had 150 thousand dollars and was convinced that Jane had somehow stolen it from the Fowler family.

She insinuated that Jane was a sex worker in an attempt to anger Jane and ruin her reputation.

But Jane had called the cops instead and claimed she hadn’t gotten the money through illegal means with such confidence.

Could Jane possibly have found a way out of getting caught?

“Dwayne, let’s forget about it. Janie is a part of our family. If news about our dispute spreads, it’ll ruin the Fowler family’s reputation. Daddy and Mommy will be so upset.

“Why don’t we..”

While Madelyn wanted to forget about it all, Jane wasn’t prepared to back down.

“Do you think you can escape the consequences of your actions if you back down now? Dwayne, be a man of your word. It’s too late for you to be a coward and back down now.”

The hot–tempered Dwayne lost his cool instantly. “Who are you calling a coward? Sir, go ahead with the investigation. Make sure you’re thorough. Jane couldn’t possibly have earned all that money!”

What an idiot.

Madelyn cursed inwardly.

Jane wasn’t an idiot. She had given the cops complete access to her account details. What did that mean?

It meant that she hadn’t done anything wrong!

If Dwayne had seized the opportunity that Madelyn had given him, used the excuse of avoiding further embarrassment to the Fowler family, and backed down, they could have prevented this entire thing from

blowing up.

But he had killed all chances of doing that with his proclamation.

“Janie, please don’t be upset with us. We were simply worried that you had been led astray…”

“Shut up, Madelyn, and stop calling me ‘Janie.‘ You make me sick!”

Jane’s rebuke had Madelyn snapping her mouth shut instantly. Her eyes began to tear as she lowered her head and hid behind Dwayne.

“Jane!”

Dwayne glared furiously at Jane. If he could, he would tear her apart right this instant.

Jane didn’t care. She wrote down her bank account details and handed the information to James.

The cops had the authority to access confidential information for their investigations. James took the information that Jane had given him, filled in the necessary forms, and submitted them.

Throughout it all, Lila never let go of Jane’s hand. She clutched it tightly as if she could give Jane strength through her touch.

It was as if she were telling Jane silently.

Don’t worry, Janie. You still have me!

Your family may insult and hurt you, but you still have your best friend. I’ll always be by your side.

fend off the darkness and injustice of the world for

Time passed steadily.

Madelyn grew increasingly flustered.

Jane and Lila

anxious about the outcome of

Madelyn

Dwayne but didn’t

care that she might have to compensate Jane if they had mistakenly accused her of

she didn’t want to

take long before the results of the investigation

returned with a set

the money in Ms. Jane Fowler’s bank account did

was not

released a secret sigh

Jane looked composed.

exactly how legitimate the source of her money

but Andy had been the one who handled

done the necessary laundering before transferring the money to Jane’s bank account. Nobody would be the

just say? That’s impossible. You must have made a mistake

the investigation. Everything checked out fine. We’re

sings praises of you. Please refrain from doing anything that will damage your reputation. Do remember that everything you do reflects not only on yourself

he would become the best professional fighter in

chill as

came to

that he needed to achieve, and he could not allow

to earn so much? It seems impossible.

information the bank shared with us and the confirmation that we’ve obtained from the company that Ms. Fowler provided her services to, she has been providing services to

the

documents His

training regimen that trained his physique, and courses on culture. As a member of the Fowler family, he had received the best education one could afford for elites since he was

that of his family members, he shared their sharp sense

had drawn a quick conclusion

was a listed company that was worth

Jane had been working very closely with

addition, the company had been paying

was paying her,

Jane with

She was competent and rich enough to survive on her

even call her a successful person with “new

at the University of Oricle who was

that would be utterly

more to her than it

sent

help but

if he were seeing her through new

Madelyn stepped forward.

staring at gibberish. It was

in the family but

was their only daughter

Madelyn like a princess and

Her successful admission to the University of Oricle proved she

who had gotten admitted to the college based on

hadn’t taken the entrance examinations like

exactly your average student who

was really no

was

knew one thing for