Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 453

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.”

“No.” Xyla shook her head.

That was because she had 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 had to take care of them.

Cordelia collected the clothes on the balcony and folded them before cleaning the house.

Many times, her role and Xyla’s role were reversed. She was more like a mother, and her mother was more like a daughter who needed to be cared for.

Cordelia chuckled and spoke. “Mom, sometimes I find you so strange… You have a princess vibe to you!”

Xyla froze for several seconds and suddenly felt sad.

She murmured, “Cordelia… I’ve caused you a lot of trouble and made you suffer grievances all these years.”

“No, no!” Cordelia ran over to hug her. “How could you think that? I don’t mean it that way!