No Way Back by Anna Mac

Jane sent another message to Lila. She said she had something urgent to take care of and would leave

school first.

She took the keys to her Porsche Cayenne and left.

Quinton rushed back to the Fowler family.

Aaron was sitting on the sofa in the living room. He seemed excited.

“Quinton, you’re back.”

“Aaron, tell me, what’s going on? Who… is she?”

“Of course. I was waiting for you to come home so I could tell you everything.”

Quinton listened to Aaron’s explanation.

In short, the intelligence organization that Aaron had asked to help investigate the matter had a lead.

Coincidentally, Aaron’s mysterious crush-Leia Chalmers-was also in Stormton City.

Aaron had been searching for her for so long, but he never thought she was also a Crucsian.

When he first saw the video, Aaron thought she was a foreigner with a darker skin tone. That was why

he had been

Because of that, he missed such a crucial detail.

It was a coincidence that he was able to find Leia.

Quinton pursed his lips. “After listening to the piano piece she played, are you sure it’s her?”

“Her age might not match. Leia is twenty-five years old now, the same age as me. However, the girl who

played the piano in the video didn’t show her face. Moreover, when I heard Leia playing the piano, it was

the same feeling I had back then. It’s been so many years. It’s normal for people to change. Quinton, it’s

not like I’m getting carried away because I’m excited. I’m thinking very clearly”

Quinton said nothing and closed his eyes.

Could it be…

Was Quinton mistaken?

It concerned something so important. Quinton could not say for sure.

Besides…

If the mysterious woman who had saved Aaron back then was not Jane, he should count it as a blessing

for Aaron.

Otherwise, Quinton would not know how Aaron should face Jane. She would not possibly return to the

Fowler family. She hated them to the core.

“Aaron, arrange a meeting. I’d like to meet Miss Chalmers.”

Quinton looked firmly at Aaron.

“Quinton, I know you have perfect pitch, and you’ve heard that video performance back then. But so

much time has passed… No one can stay the same.”

“Aaron, you don’t want to leave any room for doubt when it comes to something that important. For many

years, you’ve yearned for the girl who saved you. You’ve searched for her for so long. If she were Miss

Chalmers, both of you might get married if you continue to develop your relationship. She might marry

into our family. What if something goes wrong later on? How will you face Miss Chalmers? That would be

unfair to you, our family, and Miss Chalmers.”

Aaron said nothing.

He finally agreed to Quinton’s request.

Quinton asked Aaron to arrange a meeting with Leia.

Apart from the fact that Quinton had a perfect pitch, Aaron knew that Quinton wanted to test Leia.

Although Aaron was a more talented pianist than Quinton, Quinton had the absolute advantage as an

award-winning composer.

After all, he had a’perfect pitch.

Quinton’s ears would not miss any flaws in Leia’s performance.

Jane had already returned to her apartment.

Her fingertips danced on the keyboard like butterflies.

Very soon…

After the signal jammer was cracked, Jane successfully hacked into the cameras of the underground

facility. Without leaving a traçe, she jumped through every camera, looking for Eden.

At last!

Jane had found Eden. He was in a sterile room filled with blue light.

It looked the same as the picture Josh had given her.

Eden was flipping through a book and taking notes.

His brows seemed calm, and his expression was indifferent. He held a fountain pen in his slender fingers.

His beautiful handwriting left lines on the paper. They looked densely packed.

Jane could not understand them at all.

It must be a written code known only to Eden.

At this moment…

Eden seemed to have sensed something.

He looked at the camera above his head.

He only took a glance.

Eden shook his head again.

He continued to write things down.

He must have been mistaken…

Jane smiled.

Unfortunately…

She could not transmit her voice to Eden.

She was looking forward to the day she would meet him.

Based on how things looked, nothing must have happened to Eden in that underground facility. With Jane protecting him from afar, she would feel somewhat at ease.

Finally….

It was December 31, 2030.

It was the eve of New Year’s Day.

The University of Oricle was on holiday.

Jane hung out with Lila the entire day on the 30th. Jane said that she was going to Harbor City.

Lila also wanted to invite Jane to celebrate the New Year with the Sutton family because Jane was alone.

However, seeing that Jane had already made arrangements, Lila was delighted. “Janie, did you find yourself a family more important than the Fowlers?”

Lila seemed to remember Jane talking about them a few times.

Jane said she had found her senior brothers or something.

Jane did not go into details, and Lila did not ask further.

This was the tacit understanding they had. They were best friends, after all.

Jane’s expression was gentle. “Yes… I’ve found myself a family. They’re infinitely more important than the Fowlers.”