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.

when he took Jane home, Jack had no idea Jane would turn

said, “Jack, let’s talk this out, don’t

Anna’s biological daughter, even though it tore at

to her,” Peter

why Madelyn was still trying to protect Jane when

complaint, his heart felt

really hoping Madelyn was their real sister instead of Jane, which was so

tried to calm

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

the room were

drastically different Jane’s behavior was compared to how it had been before. She used to be timid and always tried to please them, but now she seems confident

don’t? You didn’t just say that,” Jack exclaimed in shock, his

now that Jack wasn’t sure what he

many times Jack asked her, she would always say

as they possibly could be as she continued to fix them on Jack. Jack suddenly felt

in Jane’s eyes, it was one he had never

that Jane had changed into

the opportunity to

family business to his grown children because they

advanced age, his business

stop! That’s enough!” Madelyn cried as she came to

come any closer to her, Maddie!” Jack yelled

was worried that Jane would hurt Madelyn

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

had finally come to terms with the reality of her family situation and resolved that she would no longer struggle to win their approval. As a result, the pain no

cried out, “Janie, I know who you really 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

about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am more than willing to leave and not

uncontrollably as she spoke,

Jane, felt sorry

the eyes

“I know Jane is my real daughter, but she

“Blood ties will never change how we feel about each other. Regardless

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

hold back her tears and

so scared, Daddy…” She

I’m here. No one

he finished, Jack gave

was all it took to fan Jack’s suspicions