No Way Back by Anna Mac

His hunch was right.

This was Pandora’s box. He should never have opened it.

Inside the box was a truth that Jack would never dare to think about. He had lost all hope.

“Mr. Fowler?”

Hearing that Jack was silent, the caller could not help but speak again.

Although the truth was a hard pill to swallow, Jack was the one who wanted to find out what had

happened.

“Got it… Let’s find the editor-in-chief first.”

“Alright.”

The line went dead.

The driver also drove the car back to the Fowler family’s residence.

“Mr. Fowler, we’re here.”

The driver spoke warily.

He had been Jack’s driver for so many years. Even if he did not know what had happened, he could

sense something from the strange atmosphere in the air.

Something must have happened, and Jack found it hard to accept.

“I’m a little tired. Let me sit in the car for a while. Don’t make a sound.”

“Okay.”

Jack closed his eyes tightly and leaned his head against the seat, raising his chin slightly.

He thought about the matter.

What should he tell his family?

How could he tell his family that they had wronged and slandered Jane and made her leave the Fowler

family in disappointment?

Besides, the culprit behind all of that was his daughter, Madelyn, whom they had never suspected.

The only thing that provided Jack with some comfort was that they had yet to find the editor-in-chief.

Currently, the evidence only proved that Madelyn was a prime suspect.

However…

Jack knew very well that he was only lying to himself.

He could not let anyone know about this for the time being.

The Fowler family had only managed to find some semblance of peace after Jane left.

He could not let this “hard-won peace” be shattered.

Jack returned home.

Dwayne and Madelyn were still waiting.

“Daddy, why are you back so late? You must be tired from attending the dinner party.”

Madelyn looked at Jack worriedly.

Jack opened his ***. Then, he remembered the evidence his subordinate had mentioned. He forced a

smile. “Maybe…. It’s been a long time since I attended such an event.”

Dwayne said, “Dad, if you’re tired, tell me. I can attend it on your behalf.”

“I may be old, but I’m not that useless. I’ve also managed to speak with several potential partners for our

company.”

Madelyn could not contain her excitement. She clapped her hands and shouted happily, “Daddy, you’re

so amazing!”

“Okay, I’m a little tired. Quinton and Peter are home, right? I’ll go see them and have a shower after.”

“Okay!”

Dwayne watched Jack go upstairs.

Madelyn was the only one who felt that Jack was a little strange.

It was as if he was deliberately distancing himself from Madelyn.

Perhaps she was mistaken, she thought.

She and Jack were so happy on Christmas day. Nothing had felt strange or out of place.

The next day, at the University of Oricle…

It was Jane’s first day back at the campus.

She immediately became a “hero” who shocked the entire school.

Even at the assembly hall meeting, the teachers praised Jane.

She had made her country and her school proud. She was worthy of being the “world champion”.

Jane stood on the stage gracefully with a faint smile on her lips.

When it was Jane’s turn to make a speech, she spoke in a well-structured manner, eloquent and

flawless,

Everyone below the stage was cheering and clapping.

Madelyn thought that if she knew the school would hold a grand commendation ceremony for Jane on

the first day, she would have taken the day off.

Including Madelyn’s “best friends”…

Back then, they had helped Madelyn and wanted to frame Jane.

But they had all gone for wool and come home shorn.

Were they watching how good Jane looked at that moment?

Madelyn wanted to kill them.

Peter and Larry were among them. They looked at Jane, who stood in the spotlight on the stage like a queen.

Madelyn watched with mixed feelings.

“Remember the first time we saw Jane? Who would have thought that your sister would achieve so much? We’ve made a

mistake.”

Larry spoke with emotions.

Peter smiled bitterly. “That’s because she has what it takes. It has nothing to do with us.”

“That’s right. Jane is so amazing, It’s time for you to let it go, too. A talented woman like her wouldn’t care about the Fowler family.”

“It’s because we had overestimated our family and underestimated Jane.”

Larry finally understood this fact.

Actually…

Larry was also a fan of X.

Not just Larry.

After hearing of X and seeing X’s works, one might not become X’s fanatical fan.

But one would remember X as the legendary genius who had once dazzled everyone and disappeared in the blink of an eye, just like a comet.

“Unfortunately… when we realized it, it was too late.”

Peter lowered his eyes to hide his sadness.

On the first day Jane broke off her relationship with the Fowler family, she said something.

It wasn’t that the Fowler family did not care about Jane.

Instead, Jane had given up on them.

Once Jane decided to give something up, she would never look back.

At that time, Peter thought that Jane was just being stubborn.

Who would be willing to give up such wealth and glamor?

In the end…

Peter realized how ***he was.

He remembered how snarky Jane was. Thinking back now, it felt like an invisible slap in his face..

It hit him squarely and shattered his heart.

When Jane was giving her speech on stage, Quinton stood by the fire escape entrance.

He watched everything quietly.

He held the phone in his hand.

His eyes flickered.

What he felt on the Ferris wheel that night…

Could it be true?

Aaron had not yet returned.

Quinton could not be sure if Aaron found the person who had saved him back then. The one that got away from him.