No Way Back

Chapter 19 An Unlucky Coincidence

Dwayne hadn’t felt bad when he had brought up the online scandal. That was because he had had no part in it.

Besides, he had been preoccupied with and worried about Madelyn.

This was different. Dwayne had gotten involved.

He had accused Jane of theft when he had had no proof.

Dwayne felt unworthy of the WWE gold medal that he had just won.

“What did you say, Dwayne?”

Madelyn hadn’t heard him.

However, she knew that it couldn’t be anything good.

“It’s nothing.

Dwayne yanked himself out of his thoughts.

It didn’t matter. What was done was done.

There was no point regretting it now.

Besides…

Dwayne wasn’t going to hurt Madelyn just because he felt bad about Jane.

“Dwayne, if you catch up with Janie right now, you can try and convince her to come back to the Fowler family. Janie looks so lonely. I feel so sorry for her.

“We had been misled right from the start and accused Janie of something she hadn’t done. She had every right to be upset and disown the family. If only I hadn’t been part of the family. This wouldn’t have happened in the first place if I never existed.”

Madelyn said with a pained look on her face.

“Silly girl, that’s utter nonsense. You’re a part of the Fowler family. Nobody’s going to change that fact. “You’re right. We were wrong about Janie. But that has nothing to do with you. She’s already made up her mind. We should respect her decision.”

Dwayne said gently, shoving whatever guilt he felt toward Jane to the back of his head as he turned his attention back to a remorseful Madelyn.

Jane took Lila on a long ride in her newly purchased Porsche Cayenne. She felt on top of the world.

Dwayne had given her thirty grand. She wasn’t going to turn down money.

She decided to treat Lila to a meal at the best restaurant in Stormton City.

“Let’s not, Janie. Why don’t we dine at my place instead? We should save the money. You need it…”

“Lila, don’t forget. Half of that money belongs to you too. I’ve never been to Cloudnine Restaurant. I really want to try it. Humor me, please.”

“All right then.”

Lila had decided that she would support Jane in her every decision, no matter what it was. That was what best friends were for.

Jane was having a bad day today, and Lila was going to cheer her up!

They arrived at Cloudnine Restaurant.

Cloudnine Restaurant was the most famous restaurant in Stormton City.

At the height of its fame, it had a waiting list that spanned a month long.

True to its name, the restaurant was located on the 100th floor.

top floor of an

scenery, gazing at Fig River, which cuts right through the city, as well as a Ferris wheel and a spectacular bridge across Fig River

chef hired by the Michelin 5–star restaurant prepared

came with a

at

a really busy restaurant. You need reservations to get

worry. I

waved her phone

got lucky. We

“Really?”

Lila seemed slightly stumped.

Cloudnine

to

code and

in the waiter’s eyes as

toward Jane and stuck her tongue out. “You’re becoming more

me. What’s so

a feeling that

had ten

ten groups of

friend of the restaurant owner before the waiting staff would set up an extra table for you. Otherwise,

there were, the rowdier the restaurant would

at Cloudnine Restaurant, which had a reputation of being one of the best restaurants in Stormton

the restaurant made

was the most popular restaurant in

a table by

opulence oozing from every single detail had Lila sighing in

since I’ve dined at Cloudnine Restaurant. I find myself

paying for the meal today.

“Okay!”

the menu and ordered

them more than ten

a bottle of red

money on me, so

do it! We don’t want that asshole’s money. You don’t need it. You’re doing

for me and tried to protect

much courage that took. Lila wasn’t the sort

she had wanted to protect Jane. Sometimes, Jane wished that she had

have Lila as a sister. She was the kind of family that Jane had always

pain. They had hurt and abused her and left her

about that. Drop by my place and have dinner some time. I’ll have my

about how pretty and nice you are and how much she wants

“Sure.”

were bright with unshed

love to be the

sounded like a

family wouldn’t treat her like dirt while treating Madelyn like the apple of

had her share of disappointments

died for

family had

Hugh walking past Cloudnine

Lila and Jane chatting happily through

the sight. Jane didn’t seem like

“Something wrong, Hugh?”

and spotted Jane