No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Madelyn Kneeling Down

The scene after hanging up the phone was bizarre.

The expressions on Jack and Anna’s faces, as well as Peter’s, were all those of extreme embarrassment.

That was mainly because they had just falsely accused Jane.

After careful consideration, they realized that there were indeed many loopholes in Richard’s words. They only found a small amount of evidence. Still, they used it to fabricate an accusation that Jane was intentionally spreading rumors to coerce the Fowler family into recognizing her as the true heiress.

It was still their underlying mistrust of Jane and too much favoring of Madelyn that had caused the whole fuss.

Every time they saw Madelyn sad and upset, they immediately lost their cool.

“Janie, I’m really sorry. Daddy and they lost their cool when they realized I was too upset. This is all my fault. Only if I hadn’t joined this family!” Madelyn sobbed.

She broke the silence and the awkwardness when she walked over to Jane, tears in her eyes, and prepared to kneel before her.

“Maddie, what are you doing?” Peter, who was the closest to them, quickly yelled as he pulled Madelyn up. Madelyn, however, had a firm resolve and knelt, saying, “Peter, I have to do this. This is my fault, and I won’t get up if Jannie doesn’t forgive us!”

Madelyn dropped to her knees on the ground with a dull thud.

Tears kept falling from her cheeks.

“Maddie, what are you doing? Get up quickly!” Jack yelled.

Jack and Anna quickly went to help Madelyn, who had collapsed on the ground.

They were profoundly moved by Madelyn’s efforts to be a good daughter.

At that moment, any remaining doubts about Madelyn in their hearts vanished without a trace.

They knew that it was impossible for such a kind, selfless person who always thought of the Fowler family to devise such a terrible scheme.

Thus, they firmly believed that it must be someone else.

“Jane, we owe you an apology. Don’t worry. I will find out who is behind this and make them pay for what they have done. I can’t believe they were trying to hurt my family!” Jack said, furious at the thought of someone trying to sow discord in his family.

“Anyone who dares to tarnish the Fowler family’s reputation will have me to deal with,” he added, gritting his teeth. This kind of scheming was something that Jack could not tolerate.

Above all else, Jack prioritized maintaining peace in his family.

“Owing me an apology?” Jane laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

so hard that she couldn’t hold her tears, and

in confusion and he asked, “Why

just kept laughing and laughing, for what Jack said was the greatest joke

biological daughter, Jack had sided with the

Jane, all because he was afraid she would come back and take away

he began making false

everything.

father like that, Jane

the so–called family love,

apologize to me in any way. Also, you’re too old and blind to even think of finding the mastermind behind all

remorse.

of release because she was finally letting out pent–up emotions

to fend for herself while she struggled to stay alive

kick that had sent her

of all of these grudges and resentments, Jane felt a sense of vengeful

It wasn’t enough, however.

could have foreseen that Jane would express

all of her previous meekness and timidity, and she went as far as

father!

mistake, but I said I’d apologize to you. What makes you think you can

afraid of his wife but never of

now, he felt like

be your father. Apologize to him now!” Anna said as the expression on

regarding Jane, but now she saw

to, who had been wandering around

Fowlers would never want such a

father? It is revolting to have such a father. I will not apologize, and I do not accept or want your apologies,” Jane said,

a

a sense of newfound freedom. She

told, speaking out like that to the

she was trapped by her

had let go of all her worries and decided she didn’t

was so enraged that he

feeling guilty for falsely accusing Jane earlier, he would have already slapped her across

daughter

was a great shame

Mommy. Blame just me. If I were to kneel before you, would that not make you feel better? Then I’ll leave the Fowlers and vanish somewhere far away. I’ll give back the role of the Fowler family’s daughter to you. Then you won’t

I’ll let bygones be bygones. You just said that by yourself. That was totally

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