Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Cordelia looked at her in confusion but closed the door as instructed.

As Xyla sat on the chair, her gaze was fixed somewhere outside the window without any focus. Her expression was heavy and sorrowful.

“Mom…” Cordelia crouched down in front of her.

“Cordelia.” Xyla snapped out of her trance after some time and slowly turned to the box in the corner. “Bring that over.”

Cordelia was stunned, and her heart drummed anxiously.

She did what she was told. The wooden box was not heavy, and she could lift it with a hand. The carving on it was intricate and discreet, looking unique.

When Cordelia was young, she was curious about the box too, but Xyla had forbidden her from touching it, so she suppressed that curiosity.

This was actually her first time being this close to the box.

There was a vintage copper lock on the box that could barely be seen nowadays.

Xyla sounded a little aggrieved. “Cordelia, I’m not a good mother. I’ve been a burden to you. I wasn’t even able to witness you getting married.

“Take this box back. Consider it your wedding gift from me.

if nothing calls for it. Can you

Cordelia froze in bewilderment.

this box? The lock looked sturdy and would not give easily, but Xyla had never mentioned the

this box, but not the key—and she did not say what was

but Xyla looked tired as she lay down

back was against Cordelia. “I’d like to

Cordelia bit her lips.

this illness. Cordelia subconsciously thought that the box was something that would shock

the confusion—no matter how many

jewelry box. She looked at it for a long time and sighed. The moment

bed and stared at the ceiling. It felt like she was in a maze

…

the return trip flight ticket for Zephyr and showed

loss. This was the first time he had encountered something like this. Ultimately, he

immediately saw the issue and circled the earliest red-eye flight

surprised

flights like this the

like them very