She had been looking everywhere except for his eyes while offering her explanation, but now that she had finished, she glanced up to find him smiling. “Naturally, I understand your hesitancy. Yes, of course, I accept your apology, and I hope that I can continue to offer you my friendship, though it looks as if our task may be ended now that Mr. Hayes has returned.”
“I’m afraid it might just be beginning for me,” Hazel replied. “We still need to find a way to free Ms. Ginny from Mr. Edwards, which will be rather difficult since he has had her admitted to Celestial Springs.”
“Yes, that does sound rather problematic. Is he claiming she is mad?” Buck asked, a solemn expression on his face.
“Hysterical,” Hazel clarified and then went on to say, “which is nearly the same.”
Spencer was coming
