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.

his biological

craved love from her family, yet he had cruelly pushed her away and

Are

was staring intently at Jane.

spoke gently, drawing

head and patted Madelyn’s head dotingly.

Janie. After all, she is your sister by

to get her to return home. If it’s you asking, she will

She lowered her head and held

just as well that she left. With Maddie in the Fowler family, there is no place

be the best possible

He

guilty toward

biological sister. It was

same time, he was well aware of what would happen if Jane were to

would never be able to shower as much attention

sister he had doted upon as

was not the only one who thought

brothers thought the

and Anna

did not have a

be as important to the family as Madelyn

circumstances would have been nothing but torture to

the way they had been before was a relief both to the Fowler family and

“Peter…” Madelyn said.

sank into Peter’s embrace. Her eyes brimmed

were not a part of the

one who does not belong in the

enough, Maddie. Don’t say anymore. You’re kind to a fault. As a result, you take

to do with you. The m*ntal

idea what Peter and

she would not

disappointment, sadness, and pain that she had become

what Anna Fowler had said

the members of the Fowler family, Madelyn was of the utmost importance and

the school gate, Jane noticed Lila

“Janie!” Lila cried.

saw Jane, Lila waved enthusiastically and then ran

you wait long,

Hurry, let’s go to class. Our first class of the day is Professor Henderson’s

“Okay,” Jane replied.

a small

was at

am not alone,” Jane

most important to her

and Lila entered the

stepped into the room, numerous pairs of eyes

the cause of the furor from a few

everyone in the class knew that Jane Fowler was the

past, Lila was the only one in the class

was one of the

people who were close

expected her to turn out to be from the

revelation had come as a shock to

ignore them,”

curious. It does

the first place, Jane did

Lila with her and headed to a

the professor arrived

in charge of the second-year students from the Computer Science Major,

had slicked-back hair that was streaked with wh*te. Bespectacled

he was actually

very strict