Cornelia dove into her grandma's arms and snuggled up, "Granny, I ain't gonna cry for those jerks."
"Nelly, looks like you've really grown up." Granny gently patted her back. "Nelly, can you help me sell the house? Let's move to Riverton and never come back to this crappy place."
"But, Granny." Cornelia looked up at her grandma. This was where her grandma was born and worked. It was her roots.
If they sold the house, her grandma wouldn't have a home anymore.
Granny ruffled her hair, "There's nothing more important to me than my Nelly. Wherever Nelly is, that's my home."
Cornelia felt the same way. Where her grandma was, that was her home.
But they couldn't sell the house. They had to leave a way out for Granny.
The next day, they left for Riverton.
Zack and Abigail came to meet them at the airport.
Zack said with concern, "Cornelia's too strong for her own good. She wants to handle everything herself, and she won't let us help her."
They were worried that Cornelia would be bullied in Rosenberg, so they originally planned to go back with her. But Cornelia insisted on going alone, so they didn't.
"She's asking for it!" Abigail said through gritted teeth, but tears were in her eyes. "Her grandma's come to Riverton, and she can't hide the fact that her lousy husband wants a divorce. I wonder what she'll do then?"
Zack rolled his eyes at her, "You've been mad for days. Aren't you over it yet?"
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