Chapter 326

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 affected. As days went by, she started hallucinating. The doctors had run out of ideas. Even James Coney came, but her condition kept worsening. Out of desperation, Hailey went to Alex for help. They got some stuff from Nine Villa before departing. About half an hour later, they arrived at Golden Manor, an upscale neighborhood. It was much more expensive than Maple Villa and was one of the more sought-after residential areas in California. Located just steps away was Sunset Lake, one of California’