Chapter 209: What happened to your face? It looks like someone hit you.

She stiffly handed the taxi driver the fare and, under the driver's curious gaze, returned home with rigid steps.

"Dad, Mom, Grandma, I'm back," Ghania Quinlan mumbled, her spirits low, as she entered through the hallway after changing her shoes.

The atmosphere at home had been very oppressive recently.

"I heard Jane Bailey is going to be sentenced."

As soon as Ghania walked in, she saw her parents looking downcast once again, making her feel even worse.

Nathalie was such a jinx!

If only she had gone to live in Hillwood as she should have, instead she chose to stay in McKinney. Since she left their home, it was as if they were cursed—there hadn't been a single good day.

When Emilia Sullivan saw her return, she quickly got up, instructed the servant to help her with her things, and squeezed out a smile, "Ghania, you're back. Were you tired from school today? Why are you coming back so late, did you go out for dinner with Zayn Fisher?"