No Way Back By Anna Mac Chapter 25
Chapter 25
“Is that Janie?”
Madelyn felt shocked as if her heart had been hit by a hammer.
She clutched her bag tighter subconsciously.
“Impossible!” she thought.
“How can Jane Fowler be so luminous?”
From what Madelyn remembered, Jane had been quiet and kept to herself.
Even when she hade to the Fowler family, she had been reserved and seemed to have no sense
of style. She had been insecure and meek.
To be honest, Madelyn had not thought much of Jane.
Compared to Madelyn, Jane had been inferior in terms of academic performance and upbringing.
However, Jane’s rtionship with the Fowler family had beenplicated, so Madelyn devised a n
to oust Jane from the family.
Although the n had not gone smoothly, the results had been better than expected.
Madelyn had sessfully driven Jane away from the Fowler family. Neither her mother nor father
suspected it had been her behind it.
Madelyn had thought she had gotten rid of Jane for good. Since Jane had been the one to cut ties with
the Fowler family, it would probably be hard for her to rejoin the family.
With Madelyn acting behind the scenes, crying and making sure the rest of the Fowler family felt sorry
for her, she was sure there was no way Jane would be rejoining the family.
However, as she looked at Jane now, Madelyn’s heart thumped loudly in rm.
Since the incident a few days ago, Jane seemed to have be a totally different person. It did not
make any sense to Madelyn.
“It’s her…” Peter muttered.
His lips were pursed.
He was not sure what he was feeling.
Peter thought, “Jane Fowler… Jane… Exactly which is the real you?
“How is there such a big difference?
“It’s as if you have been reborn.”
If it were not for her appearance, no one would believe that this Jane Fowler was the same one from
Peter’s memory when she was part of the family. He had found that Jane hateful. She had low self-
esteem and had been hungry for familial love.
While in the car earlier Peter had been thinking.
He and Madelyn had been on the way to the University of Oricle.
Peter began to have second thoughts.
Jane was from the same university as he and Madelyn.
In the 15 days that Jane had been a part of the Fowler family, it had never urred to Peter to have
Jane go to school with them.
First, he was afraid Madelyn would be hurt.
Second, he hated Jane, so he did not want her to be part of the Fowler family. He also hated her
cowardly nature.
However…
Peter wondered if it was because he felt guilty toward her.
Perhaps things were different now that Jane had left the Fowler family and was no longer a threat to
Madelyn.
Peter had calmed down and was now able to think clearly.
He suddenly felt as if he had been too much.
Jane was his biological sister.
She had craved love from her family, yet he had cruelly pushed her away and treated her coldly.
“Peter, what’s wrong? Are you okay?” Madelyn asked.
Madelyn looked at Peter, who was staring intently at Jane. She was worried.
She tugged at Peter’s arm and spoke gently, drawing Peter’s attention back to her.
Peter shook his head and patted Madelyn’s head dotingly. He said, “It’s nothing.”
“Peter, you must be thinking about Janie. After all, she is your sister by blood.
“It’s not toote for you to get her to return home. If it’s you asking, she will surely agree,” Madelyn
said.
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Her eyes reddened as she spoke. She lowered her head and held Peter’s hands tightly.
“It’s toote, sil*y girl. It just as well that she left. With Maddie in the Fowler family, there is no ce for
Jane.
“This may be the best possible oue,” Peter consoled gently.
Peter’s lids were lowered. He held Madelyn’s hands in his.
He felt guilty toward Jane.
He also understood that Jane was his long-lost biological sister. It was a fact that had been confirmed
through a DNA test.
At the same time, he was well aware of what would happen if Jane were to be allowed back into the
Fowler family.
He would never be able to shower as much attention on Jane as he did on Madelyn.
After all, Madelyn was the little sister he had doted upon as they were growing up.
Peter was not the only one who thought that way.
All his other brothers thought the same way.
Even Jack and Anna thought the same way.
Jane did not have a ce in the Fowler family.
She would never be as important to the family as Madelyn was.
Returning to the Fowler family under such circumstances would have been nothing but torture to Jane.
Reverting to the way they had been before was a relief both to the Fowler family and Jane.
“Peter…” Madelyn said.
She chewed softly on her lip and sank into Peter’s embrace. Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Madelyn said, “I h*te myself. If I were not a part of the Fowler family, you would not feel so conflicted.
“I should leave. I’m the one who does not belong in the Fowler family. Because of me, Janie…”
Peter put his hand over Madelyn’s m*uth, stopping her from speaking. “That’s enough, Maddie. Don’t
say anymore. You’re kind to a fault. As a result, you take all the me upon yourself. You wouldn’t be
upset otherwise.
“It has nothing to do with you. The m*ntal hurdle is ours to cross,” Peter said.
Jane had no idea what Peter and Madelyn were discussing.
Even if she knew, she would not have reacted to it.
She had experienced so much disappointment, sadness, and pain that she had be numb to it.
Nothing could have been worse than what Anna Fowler had said to her the day before at Cloudnine
Restaurant.
To the members of the Fowler family, Madelyn was of the utmost importance and Jane was nothing.
At the school gate, Jane noticed L waiting, her arms open in wee.
“Janie!” L cried.
When she saw Jane, L waved enthusiastically and then ran over to hug her.
“Did you wait long, L?” Jane asked.
“Nope. Hurry, let’s go to ss. Our first ss of the day is Professor Henderson’s ss. We’d better not
bete. He’s really fierce,” L said.
“Okay,” Jane replied.
Jane smiled a small smile.
This was at least something.
“I am not alone,” Jane thought.
She had what was most important to her right from the start.
Jane and L entered the ssroom.
The moment Jane stepped into the room, numerous pairs of eyes turned toward her.
After all, she was the cause of the furor from a few days ago.
Almost everyone in the ss knew that Jane Fowler was the long-lost daughter of the Fowler family.
In the past, L was the only one in the ss who had willingly befriended Jane.
She was one of the more aloof and unfriendly students.
There were very few people who were close to Jane.
No one had expected her to turn out to be from the Fowler family.
The revtion hade as a shock to everyone.
“Janie, ignore them,” L said.
‘Don’t worry. They’re just curious. It does not bother me,” Jane replied.
In the first ce, Jane did not care about others’ opinions.
She pulled L with her and headed to a seat in the corner of the room.
Soon, the professor arrived for ss.
The ss professor’s name wasn Henderson. He was in charge of the second-year students from
the Computer Science Major, sses 2903 and 2904.
He was 54 years old and dressed in a suit. He had slicked-back hair that was streaked with wh*te.
Bespectacled and schrly, he looked like what one would think a professor should look like.
He looked harmless. In his daily interactions, he was actually a friendly and unassuming man.
However, he was very strict in ss.
As a result, many people flunked his ss.
He was also very particr about punctuality.
Students in the Computer Science Major at the University of Oricle had a saying. If one waste for a
ss run by Professorn Henderson, one
would be severely punished.
Hence, he was also known as “Henderson the Devil.”
“Is everyone here? ss representative, please take attendance,” he said.
Everyone in the ss was present.
He said, “We will not have our usual ss today. Instead, let’s do something special.
“I’m sure all of you have heard of this before. I have been teaching
Computer Science at the University of Oricle for many years, and we have a tradition.
“If you manage to pass this challenge as per tradition, you do not have to attend any of my lessons.
You’ll automatically be awarded full marks for my ss at the end of the semester.”
The ss erupted in a roar.
Everyone had heard of the tradition.
The students were to find the loophole in the program within a stipted
time.
If they managed to find it, they would no longer have to attendn Henderson’s ss.
It was considered an auto pass for the student.
s…
There had only been one student who had passed the challenge in all ofn Henderson’s years of
teaching.
That student was Peter Fowler, a well-known student from the Computer Science Major at the
University of Oricle.
“It seems everyone knows of the tradition, so I will save on the exining.
“I will offer this challenge every year at this time to the second-year students as tradition.
“You only get one chance at it. Who will take on the challenge?”n
Henerson asked.
L whispered secretively in Jane’s ear. “Wow, I did not expect Professor Henderson to say that. Janie,
are you interested?”
“Yes,” Jane replied.
There was no hesitation in her reply.
It was a good thing if she did not need to attend Professor Henderson’s
sses in the future.
She would be able to sleep in more often.
She would have more free time to do whatever she wanted.
“Since Janie wants to take part in the challenge, so will I. Hahaha! Although I am not as good as you
guys, just taking part is good enough,” L said.
L was extremely confident about Jane’s ability.
She continued, “Besides, Peter was the one who passed the first challenge. He used 54 minutes.
Janie, you can beat his time and show him what
you’ve got.”
“L, this has nothing to do with Peter. I just do not wish to expend my energy doing it,” Jane said.
She then stood up.
“Professor Henderson, I’d like to take part in the challenge,” Jane dered.
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