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

from her family, yet he had

Are you

Peter, who was staring intently at Jane. She

Peter’s arm and spoke gently, drawing

and patted Madelyn’s head dotingly. He said,

be thinking about Janie. After all,

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

as she spoke. She lowered her head and

late, sil*y girl. It just as well that she left.

best possible

were lowered. He held

guilty toward

long-lost biological sister. It

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

able to shower as much attention on Jane as he

little sister he had doted

only one who

his other brothers

and Anna

did not have a place in the

never be as important to the

the Fowler family under such circumstances would have been

to the way they had been before was a relief both to

“Peter…” Madelyn said.

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

myself. If I were not a part of the

I’m the one who does not belong in the

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

nothing to do with you. The m*ntal hurdle

no idea what Peter and

if she knew, she would not have reacted

so much disappointment, sadness, and pain that

could have been worse than what Anna Fowler had said to her the day before at

family, Madelyn was of the utmost importance

Jane noticed Lila waiting, her arms

“Janie!” Lila cried.

saw Jane, Lila waved enthusiastically and

wait long, Lila?”

let’s go to class. Our first class of the day is

“Okay,” Jane replied.

smiled a

at least

not

was most important to her

and Lila entered

room, numerous pairs of

the cause of the furor from a few

Fowler

one in the class who had

was one of the more

very few people

had expected her to turn out to be from the Fowler

come as a shock

them,” Lila

curious. It does not bother me,” Jane

the first place, Jane did not care about

to a seat in the corner of the

the professor

Henderson. He was in charge of the

was streaked with wh*te. Bespectacled

In his daily interactions, he

very