Chapter 259

Quinn alighted from the car and approached Matthew and Winona.

"You're really back, Quinny!" Winona exclaimed. Her eyes were brimming with tears.

Quinn merely nodded in response. She had never been very good at dealing with emotional situations.

As Winona reached out to hug her, Quinn instinctively pulled away. She had become unaccustomed to such intimate gestures, especially from the Jowell family.

Upon seeing her reaction, Winona couldn't help but cry and say, "Are you still mad at us, Quinny? There was nothing we could do about what happened five years ago. What could we have done when your mother behaved that way?

"Nonetheless, you'll always be our beloved granddaughter. And now that you've finally returned, can't we just get along like a happy family? Why do we have to make things so complicated?

"Why aren't you saying anything, Quinny? Are you refusing to acknowledge me as your grandmother?"

Winona's apprehension intensified with each passing moment. They came here hoping