“Yes, we are your grandparents!” Lindsay replied in a hurry while eagerly hoping for Linda to recognize her as her grandmother. “I am your grandmother!”
“Grandma!” Linda pounced into Lindsay’s arms.
“I’m here!” Once again, Lindsay began crying.
Beside them, Jerry wiped his tears away without a word. “Alright, let us stop crying. Your grandmother’s eyes are already failing, so crying too much won’t do her any good.”
Upon hearing that, Linda scrambled up to get some tissues for Lindsay to wipe her tears. “Jason told me that Grandma had been crying because of what happened to my mother. Due to her age and incessant crying, her eyes are beginning to fail her. Grandma, it’s all my fault. Please stop crying. It’s a good thing that we’re now reunited.”
“Yes, yes. I’ll stop.” Lindsay was holding onto the tissue as if it were something precious. “My dear child, tell us more about your mother.” Thoughts of her poor, stubborn daughter brought tears to Lindsay’s eyes again, but she held them back.
“My mother suffered a lot. She married my father, who ended up having an affair. His mistress’ children are only a few months younger than me. Due to a broken heart and severe depression, my mother passed away afterward. Her jade bracelets were sold in order to help sustain my father’s company. After my mother passed, Dad married that mistress, so I have stepsisters. My stepmother treated me poorly, while my sisters were constantly bullying me. However, my father got dealt his share of karma, as his company eventually went bankrupt. Then, my stepmother ran away with all the money.”
After listening to Linda’s version of events, Lindsay was feeling both vexed and distressed. “My child, how did you survive all these? My poor Ceci, why are you so silly?” Lindsay couldn’t help but bawl.
“Grandma, don’t cry. Mom passed away long ago. I suppose she never contacted you because she didn’t want you to feel sad and worried about her.”
“Yeah, Ceci had passed, so there’s no longer any reason to feel sad for her.” Jerry managed to keep a cool head despite everything. No amount of grieving would change anything since it already happened. Fortunately, we still have our granddaughter.
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