No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 12 Heartless Fowlers

It was totally out of Peter’s expectations.

There wasn’t even a hint of pain coming from Jane Fowler.

His verbal attack came so suddenly, and his tone left them with no leeway.

Peter did not realize that he felt a touch of panic in the face of Jane’s heartlessness.

“I did help you back in the bar. How could you treat someone who had shown you kindness with such an

attitude?”

“That’s what I am. Did you regret helping someone ungrateful?”

Jane replied without any form of courtesy.

Jane Fowler refused to bow low to others and lived a dog’s life ever again.

Especially towards the Fowlers.

She had never owed the Fowlers anything at all.

“You!”

“Mr. Fowler, stop criticizing Jane!”

Lila could no longer hold back when she saw Peter keep pushing Jane. “Do you know how much Jane longed for her family? Why don’t you and your family think about what you have done to her that she would say something so mean?‘

Tears flowed from her reddened eyes as she spoke.

She wiped away her tears and raised her head, glaring at Peter, who was still astonished.

“I will not allow you and your family to bully Jane again.”

“You’re an asshole!”

Even a bystander like Lila felt terrible for Jane.

How could Peter Fowler, a brother related by blood, scold Jane and say so many mean words that hurt her so badly?

Jane had been missing for nineteen long years and yearned for her family’s love and protection the most at this time. Were the Fowlers heartless?

Not only did they not care for her, they even hurt her. Why would they reunite with her in the first place if they wanted to hurt her instead of caring for her? They gave her hope and pushed her into a more bottomless abyss after. She was a daughter of the Fowlers, not an enemy of the family. She was Peter’s sister by blood.

“..”

Peter was speechless.

After all, the main reason for Jane’s departure was because of the misunderstanding they had.

That was also the reason Peter was still concerned about Jane.

It was because of the guilt he had for her.

“It’s okay, Lila!”

“The Fowlers meant nothing to me now.”

Jane reached out to wipe Lila’s tears as she comforted her softly.

She was too blind in the past.

The Fowlers were more important to her than her own life, while they saw her as just a mere weed.

She had almost neglected the true friendship she originally had that others would kill for.

Peter’s heart skipped a beat when he heard what she said.

It seemed that the gentle girl always tip–toeing on eggshells and longing for her family’s love was gone for good.

“Never return to the Fowlers if you dare, Jane. Jokes on you if you regret one day.”

Peter fled in despair after landing his final words.

will never regret it.

responded with

“At the same time…”

“I will not forgive!”

will never forgive, not now, not

“Janie.”

feeling

flowed freely

thought there would still be chances that you would return to the Fowlers. I’ve thought of

mistreat you. They do not deserve your joy and

have felt terrible. Cry if

spoke before Jane managed to drop

tears had dried up a long

take as friends deserve all my goodness. As long as I still have

nodded between sobs and sniffles and said, “Yes! Remember this. I’ll always be by your side, Janie!” Jane helped Lila wipe off the traces of tears from her face. She couldn’t help laughing, “I’m supposed to be the one being upset. Why are you sobbing like this when I did not shed

many times when you’re alone, and I can’t

getting lost in her

Lila was right.

tears because of the

if she did, it would only invite

the sheets and let her

it would deepen the Fowlers‘ hatred for her and

knew.

from shedding more tears for

never cared

those worthy of her

off

you sure you’re not coming home

I found

“Thanks, anyway.”

gently stroked

eyes, thankful

I’ll get angry if you continue to

I’ll help you in

her lips

“I will ”

be alone again.” Jane thought to

made her way toward the riverside with both hands in her pocket, wanting to take

riverside was panoramic, accompanied by the breeze

a pleasant night, considering the cooling weather of October

had earlier

would sometimes pass by lovers taking their stroll

a family of three happily playing

walking their dogs,

after their kids to slow down, worried their kids

felt like an

felt as if she doesn’t belong

Why was that so?

something she should, at the very least,

kids loved

family belittle, humiliate, and not even care when she was

wanted to take anything

and having a sister was

her a little love from what they showered Madelyn. She, Jane Fowler, was, after all, the bloodline of

Fowlers never fulfilled the

plan, she wouldn’t have succeeded if the Fowlers did not pamper and believed

to know the truth, to feel sorry for her, and to do her justice, perhaps

matter wouldn’t have escalated to the situation they were in

was what it

the eye in that

wanted her to

the sooner, the better. Some even hoped that she had

had on tighter to her

started to feel the

continued walking by

got

were getting

Jane stopped in her