No Way Back

Chapter 28

At that moment, an angry voice rang out.

It was Lila.

Lila glared angrily at Peter. “If you dare to bother Janie, I’ll make sure you pay for it!”

Lila had a bad feeling when she saw Peter.

Peter had broken his word by hitting Jane in the face.

Based on the Fowler family’s attitude toward Jane, it was almost certain that Peter had come to make things difficult for her.

Although Jane appeared unperturbed, as her best friend, how could Lila have not known?

In reality, Jane was scared of being lonely. She was afraid of the cold and being alone.

Jane craved her family’s warmth, embrace, and care more than anyone else.

After much difficulty, she finally found her family. In the end, it only brought her more pain and mis*ry.

Jane only appeared strong on the outside.

Her heart had been pierced thousands of times by the Fowler family, which had made it numb.

Lila could not allow Peter to hurt Jane again.

Peter knew that Lila was Jane’s best friend. Thus, he pursed his lips, choosing not to explain further, and walked away.

“Stop right there!”

Lila wanted to chase after Peter, but she was stopped by lan.

“Lila, class isn’t over yet. Do not simply run off.

“That’s other people’s business. I know you’re on good terms with Jane, but

I don’t think you should interfere now.”

“But, Professor Henderson, Jane is already…”

Lila paused in mid-sentence.

All she could do was watch furiously as Peter walked away.

Lila could not say aloud that Jane had already severed ties with the Fowler family and moved out. Jane no longer had any relations with the Fowler

family.

If this news got out, a person with ill intentions might use it to hurt and make fun of Jane.

“Peter Fowler, if I find out about you bothering Jane again,” Lila thought, “I won’t let you get away with it!”

Peter wanted to find Jane.

Unfortunately, the University of Oricle was huge.

Also, according to the professor, lan Henderson, Jane seemed to have left for a while.

If she left the University of Oricle and had no way of contacting her, it would be a difficult task to locate her in the vast Stormton City.

Peter did not have Jane’s contact details.

He also did not know where Jane liked to hang out at the university…

Or where she would go if she had left the university.

Back when Jane took her things and left the Fowler family’s villa, where had she stayed?

Had Jane moved into Lila’s place or a hotel or rented a place?

Peter had no idea.

That was when it suddenly hit Peter.

He had been very heartless.

How could he have been so heartless to the biological younger sister who had been lost for 19 years? © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

He did not even bother trying to understand her.

He regarded her with disgust and verbally abused her. He kept her far away from him and refused to let her come close.

Even after using Madelyn as an excuse, it still did not hide how Peter had failed Jane as a brother.

Jane’s favorite food, the clothes she wore, the places she went to…

Peter did not even know that Jane had such an amazing hidden talent.

Peter slowly came to a halt.

He was wavering. He was scared.

He was harboring such an attitude while searching for Jane.

When Peter found her, what could he say to her?

Peter felt hesitant and conflicted.

Just then, his phone chimed.

It was a message from Larry.

Larry’s message read, [Peter, some classmates said they saw Jane sitting out in the sun by Lake Visu in school.]

Peter replied, [Thanks.]

Peter put away his phone and took a deep breath.

Peter was not going to meet Jane as her brother.

He would go as a job seeker.

As long as he went with such an attitude, things would not get too awkward.

At least, Peter hoped so.

Peter hurried over to Lake Visu.

He saw Jane sitting leisurely on a piece of cloth laid out on the grass, basking in the sun.

The mood was good.

The season had already turned to fall, and the weather was cool.

Jane’s little fair face was beautiful beyond measure in the sunlight.

Her neat, fresh, feminine, and short hairstyle further highlighted her strong and cool aura.

Peter noticed Jane’s short hair.

He could not help but remember the first day Jane had come to the Fowler family.

Jane had long hair then.

Peter had deliberately said that Jane looked so u*ly in long hair that it

made him feel disgusted.

That night, Jane did not join them for dinner.

Peter would never forget the hurt look in Jane’s eyes that day.

The following day, when Peter saw Jane again, she had cut her beautiful long hair short.

She timidly spoke to him, wanting to gain his approval.

“Peter, I didn’t know that you h*ted long hair. I’m sorry. I’ve cut my hair short. Please don’t h*te me or feel disgusted. I will take note next time and not do anything to make you angry.”

Jane’s posture was extremely low. She was like a speck of dust or grass by the roadside.

In the end, Peter yelled angrily at Jane because she had called him by his name. After that, he stormed out.

Peter could not stand the way Jane had lowered and humiliated herself.

Madelyn, on the other hand, was naturally graceful, precious, and adorable. Jane and Madelyn were as different as heaven and earth.

Back then, Peter thought he had seen tears fall helplessly from Jane’s eyes from the corner of his eyes.

At that time, Peter had not felt anything. He could not wait for Jane to be unable to endure it so that he could chase her out of the Fowler family.

Peter recalled what happened at that time.

But why did his heart feel guilty as he thought of it?

A strong sense of guilt, which Peter had never felt before, threatened to

drown him.

Actually, Jane should have known that Peter did not h*te long hair. As a matter of fact, he liked long hair.

Madelyn had long hair.

Peter had praised Madelyn’s beautiful long hair in front of Jane more than once. He had also touched Madelyn’s head and run his fingers through her hair.

Peter was merely not used to seeing Jane imitating Madelyn’s long hair.

Not only that, but Jane’s hair was also more beautiful than Madelyn’s.

Had Jane thought that by doing so she could replace Madelyn’s status in the Fowler family?

That was why Peter had purposely said those words.

Jane was still basking lazily in the sunlight when she noticed someone looking at her.

She opened her eyes slightly.

She saw Peter standing not too far away.

He was looking at her with many mixed emotions on his face.

His facial expression made her feel like throwing up.

Jane’s m**uth twitched a little.

What sort of twisted fate was this?

In her previous life, Jane fought very hard to gain the Fowler family’s approval. She humbled herself in various ways, begged, and searched for opportunities for a chance encounter. She had attempted vainly for her family to like her a little bit. In the end, she gained nothing. Instead, the Fowler family hated her even more and preferred Madelyn.

In this life, Jane had made peace with herself. She severed family ties with the Fowler family and had become estranged from them.

This was what the members of the Fowler family wanted, so what did they mean by having so many “chance encounters”?

A member of the Fowler family was the last person Jane wanted to see. Her good mood was ruined.

Since they were so close, the thought of breathing the same air as each other made Jane’s stomach churn.

Jane stood and picked up the cloth she was lying on, folded it, and placed it into her school bag.

She decided to stop basking in the sun.

Peter’s appearance had ruined her mood for it.

She decided to wait for Lila to finish her class so they could eat together. “Wait up!”

Peter called out subconsciously when he saw Jane about to leave.

He ran to catch up with her.

Jane did not seem to hear him. She proceeded to leave without thinking.

Peter could not help but shout, “Jane! Wait for me!”

“Mr. Fowler, how may I help you?”

Jane was short of having the word “impatient” written all over her face.

He had an odd feeling when he heard a Fowler family member address him that way.

The feeling was like eating BM.

It was extremely unbearable.