Chapter 704

"Grandpa, you're back!" Anya immediately ran up to her grandfather upon seeing him returning, wiping away her tears in an aggrieved manner.

Cedric Rivera glanced at his granddaughter, whose eyebrows were furrowed and had reddened eyes. "What's the matter? How did you end up crying again? You're such a child, always complaining about this and that, or crying endlessly over trivial matters! Your grandmother and I, at our age, have never been as difficult to please as you!"

"I…" Anya trailed off.

She had hoped to receive comfort and support from her grandfather, but instead, she was met with a lecture full of disdain. Anya felt embarrassed and could not find a way to respond.

Although she had been pampered at home since childhood, with her parents, older brother, and younger brother treating her like a precious gem, her position as a granddaughter to her grandparents was slightly inferior to that of her older brother Lucas and younger brother Sunny. She always felt that her grandparen