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.

home, Jack had no idea Jane would turn out

spoke up and said, “Jack, let’s talk this

biological daughter, even though it tore at Anna’s heart to

too kind to her,” Peter muttered

couldn’t figure out why Madelyn was still trying to protect Jane when she was so

Madelyn endure pain without complaint, his heart felt like it was being ripped

their real sister instead of Jane,

to calm the raging

did wrong?” Asked Jack, trying to make himself sound as calm as possible. “No, I don’t,” Jane replied

room

to how it had been before. She used to be

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

now that

matter how many times Jack asked

icy as they possibly could be as she continued to fix them

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

Jane had

the former Emeritus Chairman of the Fowler Corporation, he has had the opportunity to interact with a diverse range of people throughout his

business to his grown children

advanced age, his business sense and keen eye remained

That’s enough!” Madelyn

Jack yelled as he looked

was worried that Jane

tightened for an instant, but she quickly forced the discomfort

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

you really are now. You are the real Fowler family daughter. I understand that you pretended to be a distant

position returned to you because I no longer care about it. If you think I am making things more difficult for you here, I am more than willing to leave and not

she spoke, her tears

except maybe Jane, felt sorry for

were also falling from the eyes of Anna, who was standing

said firmly, “I know

Regardless of what happens, my daughter, you

“Daddy…” Madelyn sobbed.

couldn’t hold back her tears and sobbed into Jack’s

so scared, Daddy…” She

“It’s okay, I’m here. No one

Jack gave Jane

it took to fan Jack’s suspicions about Jane into a raging inferno