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 her

a greenhouse back home. All the precious plants in the

on the balcony and folded them before cleaning the

like a mother, and her

and spoke. “Mom, sometimes I find you so strange… You have a

for several seconds

I’ve caused you a lot of trouble and

could you think that? I

that you have an elegance to you. If I didn’t know you, I’d really think that

looked at her

the mother and daughter stood before

looked at herself in the mirror—time had left its mark on her. Her daughter standing next to her was in the prime

hugged her daughter tightly, pressing their faces

the Hamertons today, right? How was it? Did

softly. “Grandpa was nice to me.

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

you’ve already met the elders… when are you getting

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