No Way Back (Jane and Hugh) by Anna Mac novel Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Only then did Jane notice Madelyn. She then shifted her gaze and said calmly, “It’s fine. Just eat our food and ignore it.”

“There’s nothing we could do,” she said.

Lila could only keep his eyes off Madelyn and Layne.

Lila thought to herself, “If Madelyn dared to cause trouble for Janie again, hmph… I would fly into a rage and splash the sour plum juice on her face!”

“Forget it, little Maddie. Ignore them. Let’s eat our food.”

It was a rare opportunity for Layne to be invited by Madelyn. He finally got to bring her to dinner. Hence, the two of them could spend time alone.

He didn’t want to ruin the date because of Jane.

Layne and Jane had the same thoughts.

They just pretended as if nothing happened.

Madelyn did not move.

She did not hear what Layne had just said.

Her gaze was fixed on Hugh’s back.

That figure was what Madelyn has been yearning for.

In fact, Madelyn had only met Hugh twice since she was young.

However, that was enough for Madelyn to engrave that figure in her heart for the rest of her life.

It was the most important memory in her life.

Madelyn secretly took many photos of Hugh.

A lot of them were his side profiles and backshots.

That was because Hugh was very sensitive..

If Madelyn secretly took photos of Hugh’s front, it would be easy for Hugh to notice that.

Apparently, Madelyn was very obsessed with Hugh.

Just by looking at his back, she could recognize him right away.

There was no way Madelyn could not recognize him.

“Little Maddie…”

Layne frowned when he saw Madelyn staring at the back view in front of him.

He suddenly had an urge as he felt his dignity was challenged.

Only then did Madelyn come back to her senses. She secretly swallowed her saliva and pretended to be calm as she pointed at Hugh’s back. “Hmm… Layne is that… Hugh?”

Not only Hugh was there.

There were others too.

Connor and Robert were there too!

Those were the legitimate heirs of the Luther Group and Shane Group.

They were the ideal men for every woman.

Madelyn knew this information better than anyone else. She took this more seriously than the college

entrance examination!

Damn it!

She wondered, “Why were they all gathered around Jane?”

She thought to herself, “Could it be that Jane is being cheap and flirtatious? Could it be that she was willing to go all out and used her body to seduce them?”

“Hugh?”

Layne blurted out.

At that, Hugh heard someone call his name.

He turned around and glanced at Layne.

In an instant.

Hugh’s eyes were extremely cold. The domineering aura of him being a ruler descended on Layne immediately.

Layne’s mind went blank. He didn’t even have time to react.

He could not help but hold his breath.

Hugh only took a glance at Layne before looking away.

He did not even look at Madelyn. Clearly, he did not care about her at all.

However, Madelyn was tempted.

She was so overwhelmed.

She could not believe that Hugh just looked at her.

She was so surprised.

Indeed, that gaze was in their direction!

She instantly put aside all the malicious speculations about Jane.

Robert and Connor also noticed it. Connor took the initiative to say, “Hugh, isn’t that your second uncle’s only son?”

“I don’t know him well.”

Hugh said calmly.

Hugh did not remember a lot of people well.

Not to mention those people who were being taken seriously by Hugh.

For someone like Layne, who shared the same surname as him, Hugh could not care less about him. Hugh did not have any spare memory space to remember someone like Layne.

“True.”

Connor and Robert were used to Hugh being indifferent.

After all, the Croft family was different from before.

If not for the fact that the Croft family had Hugh, they would not have gained the power today. As time passed, neither the Luther family nor the Shane family would take the Croft family seriously. Only because of Hugh, they could change the entire situation..

That was the reason why the Croft family could make it to the top of the wealthy families in Stormton City. Even the Luther family and the Shane family were willing to submit to the Croft family now.

It could be said that Hugh was the saver of the Croft family.

Without Hugh, there was no way the Croft family could turn out to be this powerful today.

Still, not everyone was smart enough to acknowledge that.

There were still people in the Croft family who did not realize this.

Lila approached Jane and whispered softly, “I’ve always wondered how someone like Layne actually related with a big shot like Hugh. They’re on completely different levels.”

Lila had seen Layne at Nightshade Bar.

When they found out that Layne was part of the Croft family, they were so shocked.

This was because Lila felt that the Croft family was one of the most prominent families in Stormton City that no one dared to mess with. She thought every one of the family was like Hugh, who was like a demon who gave off a terrifying aura.

That was not the case.

Lila was thinking too much.

It turned out that such a wealthy family would also have someone like Layne who had nothing but

extreme narcissism.

“This involves genetic probability. Why don’t you ask how blessed is a family to be able to give birth to a man like Hugh?”

Jane and Lila were still madly complaining about Layne.

Layne felt ignored by Hugh.

He was furious.

He could only comfort himself in his heart.

He kept reminding himself not to be angry.

If so, he would fall into Hugh’s trap.

It was true that Layne wanted to replace Hugh so badly.

However, he had to admit that Hugh was indeed very powerful.

Layne knew he still needed to work on himself more.

It was definitely not a good thing for him to have a conflict with Hugh, who controlled the D.Y. Group and the Croft family currently.

“Alright, little Maddie, ignore them. Let’s eat our food.”

“But… Layne, I want to say hi to Janie.”

“Take a seat first. I’ll go over.”

It was not easy for Madelyn to meet Hugh.

There were also Connor and Robert.

There was no way for her to let this opportunity slide.