No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 3 Jane Got Slapped

“What did you say?” Jack couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

Even Peter was taken aback.

“I said, why do I have to kneel? Are you a mob boss or something? Are you seriously considering physically harming your daughter?” Jane retorted, remaining as composed as ever.

Her expression was calm, like that of a peaceful pond, but beneath the surface, a flame was burning.

Jane wasn’t being angry at the Fowler family.

Since she no longer cared about them, she could no longer hate them; instead, she only felt apathy.

For some reason, this made Jane remember the time in her previous life when she had obeyed Jack’s command and knelt in fear.

She had tried desperately to defend herself against baseless accusations and demands, but no one had listened.

When Peter saw Madelyn sobbing, he lost his temper and severely smacked Jane.

Jane had to apologize, fearing that her family would be angry. She had no choice but to put up with all the false accusations and carry the weight of things she had never done.

Now she wondered why she had been such an idiot and had lived a life devoid of dignity in her previous life.

Jane was now mad at her old self.

“Great. I see you’ve grown some backbone to disobey me,” said Jack, who was genuinely furious this time. He was about to slap Jane and raise his hand.

At that moment, “Dad, don’t!” Madelyn suddenly shouted.

Her words abruptly halted Jack’s hand in mid–air.

Anna looked at Madelyn with a shocked expression and asked, “Sweetheart, what are you…?”

Madelyn was sobbing and yelling at the same time, her voice becoming hoarse as she appeared to be on the verge of passing out from a lack of oxygen. “Don’t hit Janie, Dad, please don’t… She’s your biological daughter anyway!”

Jack was momentarily brought back to his senses when he heard the words “biological daughter.

He cast a profound and thoughtful look in Jane’s direction.

Whether Jack wanted to admit it or not, the woman in front of him was of his own blood.

had no idea Jane would

Anna spoke up and said, “Jack, let’s talk this out, don’t let

was still Anna’s biological daughter, even though it tore at

to her,” Peter muttered

still trying to protect

watched Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his

Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane, which was

tried to calm the raging

trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied without hesitation, her answer

the room were

to how it had been before. She used to be timid and

don’t? You didn’t just say that,”

deliberately, now that Jack wasn’t sure

Jack asked her, she would always

be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly felt a chill running down his

never before witnessed that look in Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never

Jane had changed into a

the former Emeritus Chairman of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity

family business to his grown children because they were finally of age to take

his business sense and keen eye remained

and Mommy, stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came

Maddie!” Jack yelled as he looked

that Jane

for an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort out of

longer struggle to win their approval. As a result, the pain no longer caused her any discomfort, and she was confident that the wound on her heart would close up

are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant relative in order to spare my feelings, and I apologize for

If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am

uncontrollably as she spoke, her tears

except maybe Jane, felt sorry

also falling from the eyes of Anna, who was

firmly, “I know Jane is my real daughter, but she

feel about each other. Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you will always be the heiress of

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

back her tears and sobbed into Jack’s

I’m so scared, Daddy…” She

“It’s okay, I’m here. No one can

Jack gave Jane a

Madelyn was all it took to fan