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.

began crying from laughing so hard that she

in confusion and he asked,

laughing, for what Jack said was the greatest joke

his biological daughter, Jack had sided with the foster

was afraid she would come back and take away

caused Jack to develop prejudice, and he began

everything.

Jane certainly didn’t anticipate an

so–called family love, but the new Jane was not a fool

and blind to even think of finding the mastermind behind all this.”

remorse.

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

taken a bullet for Jack, only to be abandoned in the hospital to fend for herself while she struggled to stay alive after the incident. Then, she remembered the many years this

sent her tumbling

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

It wasn’t enough, however.

that Jane would express herself in

all of her previous meekness

growled, “What did you say? I’m your father! How dare you talk to me like

made a mistake, but I said I’d apologize to you. What makes you think you can give me that

had always been afraid of his wife but never of

front of him. But now, he felt

will always be your father.

sense of guilt regarding Jane, but now she saw her

had been wandering around for

would never want such a rude

have such a father. I will not apologize, and I do not accept or want

in a single utterance without

words, she felt a sense of newfound freedom. She had finally

speaking out like that to the

past, she was trapped by her own clinging to familial bonds,

of all her worries and decided she didn’t want a family

yelled, and he was so

falsely accusing Jane earlier, he would have

believe he had a daughter who was so petty

great shame

situation, “Janie, I know you’re mad. Don’t blame Daddy and 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

and I’ll let bygones be bygones.

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