At present, Zephyr just wanted to go to his mother-in-law’s place.

He wondered if Rowan would follow Cordelia. ‘That old geezer! What does he want?’

When Cordelia arrived home, Xyla was basking in the sun on the balcony. She beamed when she saw her daughter come in.

“Cordelia, come!”

Cordelia hurried over.

Xyla pointed at the succulents she had and boasted to her daughter, “Look how well I’m taking care of them! These plants have a strong vitality. They thrive even when you water them once over a week!”

Cordelia chuckled. From what she could remember, her mother had never been known to have green fingers. Anything that went through her hands would surely wilt. She once teased that the only living creatures her mother did not kill were her daughter and Carter.

Xyla looked at Cordelia and smiled, knowing that her daughter must be laughing at her, but she tinkered with her succulents anyway.

“Mom.” Cordelia was suddenly curious. “You’ve never grown plants in the past? I mean… before you had kids.”

Xyla shook

a botanical garden and a greenhouse back home. All the precious plants in the world were there. They also had a private tropical forest. She never

on the balcony

She was more like a mother, and her

“Mom, sometimes I find you so strange… You

for several seconds

murmured, “Cordelia… I’ve caused you a lot of trouble and made you suffer grievances all

to hug her. “How could you

to you. If I

looked at her

was just so that the mother and daughter stood before the

its mark on her. Her daughter standing next to her was in

pressing their faces together, and felt warmth gush

her, “You went to the Hamertons

replied softly. “Grandpa was nice to

expectations. She had received a strict education in terms of courtesy since she was a small child. How to give presents and how

met the elders… when are you getting

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