No Way Back

Chapter 25

“Is that Janie?”

Madelyn felt shocked as if her heart had been hit by a hammer.

She clutched her bag tighter subconsciously.

“Impossible!” she thought.

“How can Jane Fowler be so luminous?”

From what Madelyn remembered, Jane had been quiet and kept to herself.

Even when she had come to the Fowler family, she had been reserved and seemed to have no sense of style. She had been insecure and meek.

To be honest, Madelyn had not thought much of Jane.

Compared to Madelyn, Jane had been inferior in terms of academic performance and upbringing.

However, Jane’s relationship with the Fowler family had been complicated, so Madelyn devised a plan to oust Jane from the family.

Although the plan had not gone smoothly, the results had been better than expected.

Madelyn had successfully driven Jane away from the Fowler family. Neither her mother nor father suspected it had been her behind it.

Madelyn had thought she had gotten rid of Jane for good. Since Jane had been the one to cut ties with the Fowler family, it would probably be hard for her to rejoin the family.

With Madelyn acting behind the scenes, crying and making sure the rest of the Fowler family felt sorry for her, she was sure there was no way Jane would be rejoining the family.

However, as she looked at Jane now, Madelyn’s heart thumped loudly in alarm.

Since the incident a few days ago, Jane seemed to have become a totally different person. It did not make any sense to Madelyn.

“It’s her…” Peter muttered.

His lips were pursed.

He was not sure what he was feeling.

Peter thought, “Jane Fowler… Jane… Exactly which is the real you?

“How is there such a big difference?

“It’s as if you have been reborn.”

If it were not for her appearance, no one would believe that this Jane Fowler was the same one from Peter’s memory when she was part of the family. He had found that Jane hateful. She had low self-esteem and had been hungry for familial love.

While in the car earlier Peter had been thinking.

He and Madelyn had been on the way to the University of Oricle.

Peter began to have second thoughts.

Jane was from the same university as he and Madelyn.

In the 15 days that Jane had been a part of the Fowler family, it had never occurred to Peter to have Jane go to school with them.

First, he was afraid Madelyn would be hurt.

Second, he hated Jane, so he did not want her to become part of the Fowler family. He also hated her cowardly nature.

However…

Peter wondered if it was because he felt guilty toward her.

Perhaps things were different now that Jane had left the Fowler family and was no longer a threat to Madelyn.

Peter had calmed down and was now able to think clearly.

He suddenly felt as if he had been too much.

was his biological

yet he had cruelly pushed her away and

wrong? Are you okay?” Madelyn

Peter, who was staring intently at

Peter’s arm and spoke gently, drawing Peter’s attention back

and patted Madelyn’s head dotingly. He said, “It’s

thinking about Janie. After all, she is your

you to get her to return home. If it’s

lowered her head and

as well that she left. With Maddie in the

the best possible

lids were lowered. He held Madelyn’s hands

felt guilty

sister. It was a fact that had

would happen if Jane were

never be able to shower as much attention on Jane

was the little sister he had doted upon as they

was not the only one who

other brothers

Jack and Anna thought

did not have a

as important

circumstances would have been nothing but torture

before was a relief both to the

“Peter…” Madelyn said.

on her lip and sank into Peter’s embrace. Her eyes brimmed with

a part of the Fowler family, you would not feel

should leave. I’m the one who does not belong in the Fowler family.

from speaking. “That’s enough, Maddie. Don’t say anymore. You’re kind to a fault. As a result, you take all the blame upon yourself. You wouldn’t be

has nothing to do with you. The m*ntal

had no idea what Peter

would not have reacted

and pain that she had become numb

what Anna Fowler had

was of the utmost importance

the school gate, Jane noticed Lila waiting, her arms open

“Janie!” Lila cried.

waved enthusiastically and then ran over

wait long, Lila?”

to class. Our first class of the day is Professor Henderson’s class. We’d

“Okay,” Jane replied.

a

was at

am not alone,”

important to

and Lila entered

moment Jane stepped into the room, numerous pairs of eyes

of the furor

class knew that Jane Fowler was the long-lost

one in the class

one of the more aloof and unfriendly

few people who were

one had expected her to turn out

as a shock

ignore them,” Lila

It does not

first place, Jane did

pulled Lila with her and headed to a seat in the corner of

professor arrived for

charge of the second-year students from the

dressed in a suit. He had slicked-back hair that was streaked with wh*te. Bespectacled and scholarly, he looked like

harmless. In his daily interactions, he was actually

he was very strict in