Hailey Lawson turned her head around and almost hit Alex Rockefeller.

Raising her chin, she asked, “What do you mean by that?”

With his heart thumping, Alex hurriedly took a step back. “You have the elegance and grace of a city girl.”

“I was the belle of the village back then!” She flipped her hair and turned back.

Hailey had called upon him to give her mother-in-law a treat.

She wasn’t always the healthiest, and her condition had worsened recently, with her appetite and sleep badly affecte