No Way Back by Anna Mac

“Gosh… You made Ford so upset. You are quite something, Jane. As far as I can remember, other than

when he fought with Layne for toys when he was little, I’ve never seen him lose his cool like that.”

Marlon bit his fork and looked at Jane with admiration.

It was obvious that Ford’s habit of hiding his emotions and putting on a fake smile was nurtured by his

father, Michael.

“He loses his temper so easily… I overestimated him. I’m afraid he can’t compare to his father, that crafty

man.”

Jane spoke with a disdainful expression.

Marlon almost could not help calling her out.

Marlon thought, “Of course, you’re Queen of the Darknet. You’re Jane. No matter how good Ford was,

compared to a big

sbot like

you, he would only suffer an instant defeat.”

Jane was the Darknet’s number one hacker. Just her title alone meant that Ford would never be able to

play her for a fool his entire life.

On the other side…

Ford got into his Maybach.

Seeing that Ford seemed angry, the driver did not dare to ask further. “Mr. Croft, where are we headed?”

Ford spat out a single word coldly, “Home.”

“Got it”

In the car, Ford gradually calmed down.

He recalled Jane’s dismissive yet beautiful expression.

The corners of his lips gradually curled up.

“So that was Jane Fowler… How interesting. At first, I was just a little interested I didn’t expect her to be

so cold and dismissive toward me. She didn’t take me seriously at all. One day, she’ll regret it…”

It was like the king of beasts’ hunting instinct had been triggered.

Now, Ford was even more interested in Jane.

Ford had never wanted anything too easy to obtain.

The tougher it was, the more challenging it felt to him.

Only then could he kill some time and bask in the pleasure he felt afterward.

The life of the rich was indeed that simple. Dull and unexciting.

They only wanted to use all their effort to find excitement for themselves.

At that moment…

Ford’s phone rang.

It was from his father, Michael.

“Dad? What’s the matter?”

“There’s news. Raymond went to Harbor City and captured Luna. They’re secretly transporting her back

to Stormton City. I reckon that if she falls into Raymond’s hands, even if Luna is his biological daughter,

he’ll finish her off. She caused such a huge commotion and humiliated our family. Grandfather said to

wait until after New Year’s Day to discuss Luna. And with Raymond’s personality, to protect the interests

of his precious son and his branch of the family, he’ll hand Luna over for Grandfather to deal with.”

Ford raised his eyebrows. “I see. What do you plan to do? Do you want to protect Raymond and the

others?”

“Even though Raymond and I might not see eye to eye, Hugh is now the only person running the Croft

family. Raymond’s family shouldn’t be causing any trouble at this juncture. If trouble does happen, I can’t

use them as my shield any longer. Ford, you should make the necessary preparations soon.”

Michael stood by the full-length window of the study and looked at the bright moonlight outside. He

narrowed his eyes. He had the charm of someone cunning.

It was exactly because Michael knew how dangerous Hugh was.

Therefore… nothing must happen to Raymond’s family.

At the very least, it must not happen now.

“I got it… Dad, by the way, I ran into Marlon today. I even ran into Jane, the world champion. You know

her. That woman is indeed interesting. I think it’ll be good if she can help us.”

Michael chuckled. “You’re almost 30 years old. At last, you’ve had your epiphany. You should find a

woman and settle down early. Think of how happy I would be if you gave me a precious grandson.

“Jane… Is that her name? She’s a little young. She has to win a few more world championships to earn

the right to marry into our Croft family and be my daughter-in-law,

*I heard that she has close ties with Andy. It’s not bad for you two to start as friends, but it’s best if you

can get close to Andy and earn his favor.

“Remember! Don’t be like your useless brother. He’s always obsessed with women and loses his mind

over them.”

Jane still did not know about the hidden conflict brewing within the Croft family.

As soon as she returned to her apartment, she took out her phone.

She saw the Red Star Team chat going wild.

Someone tagged Jane.

Liliana texted, [Queen, that woman, Luna, has been captured.]

[Oh.]

Jane only replied with one word.

If Dwayne had not helped to hide Luna, she would not have been able to hide for so long

Jane had already found out where Luna was hiding long ago.

She had instructed the Red Star Team to set up surveillance.

They would report to Jane if anything happened.

However, Jane did not expect the Crofts to take so long to find Luna.

The second branch of the Croft family was useless.

Raymond’s family was the epitome of a paper tiger.

It seemed Hugh’s biggest enemy in the Croft family was still the main branch.

Hugh should have received news about Luna’s capture long ago.

Did he not tell Jane because he was worried she would be dragged into this quagmire?

Thinking of this, Jane replied, [Forget about her. How’s your assignment going? Bring it over for me to check.] Marquise said. [I completed it long ago, Queen.]

Shaun added, [Ditto.]

Liliana said, [I finished it, too, Queen.]

Marlon jumped in. [Ahem. I met Queen today. I even went to a barbecue restaurant with her. Are you guys jealous?]

After saying that, Marlon posted various selfies and screenshots.

Jane’s lips twitched.

No wonder she saw Marlon secretly taking photos while eating.

He was like a little child.

Marquise said, [Ah! You brat, you didn’t ask me to come along. I want to eat barbecue with Queen, too!]

Oh. There was another child in their midst.

Jane could not help but press her palm to her forehead.

This team should be able to achieve greatness…

Right?

[By the way, Queen, I found something interesting. Do you remember Madelyn Fowler?]