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 cruelly pushed her away

wrong? Are you okay?”

at Peter, who was staring intently at Jane. She

at Peter’s arm and spoke

and patted Madelyn’s head dotingly.

about Janie. After

not too late for you to get her to return home. If it’s you asking, she

She lowered her head and held Peter’s hands

just as well that she left.

best possible

were lowered. He held Madelyn’s

guilty

also understood that Jane was his long-lost biological sister. It was a fact that had been confirmed through a DNA

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

as much attention on Jane

all, Madelyn was the little sister he had doted

the only one who

brothers thought the

and Anna thought the

not have a place in the

as important to the

Fowler family under such circumstances would have been nothing but torture

was a relief both to the

“Peter…” Madelyn said.

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

said, “I h*te myself. If I were not a part of the

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

Madelyn’s m*uth, stopping her 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

with you. The m*ntal hurdle is

had no idea what Peter and

if she knew, she would not have reacted

experienced so much disappointment, sadness, and pain that she had become numb to

had said

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

gate, Jane noticed Lila waiting, her

“Janie!” Lila cried.

Lila waved enthusiastically and then

you wait long, Lila?” Jane

the day is Professor Henderson’s class. We’d better not be late. He’s really fierce,”

“Okay,” Jane replied.

a small

at

not alone,”

had what was most important to her right

Lila

room, numerous

was the cause of the

that Jane Fowler was the long-lost

one in the class

of the more

very few people who

expected her to turn out to

as a shock

ignore them,” Lila

worry. They’re just curious. It does

did not

with her and headed to a seat in

the professor

class professor’s name was lan Henderson. He was in charge of the second-year students from the Computer Science Major, classes 2903

hair that was streaked with wh*te. Bespectacled and scholarly, he looked like what one

looked harmless. In his daily interactions, he was

very strict