Shadow Assassin

Chapter 628

When news spread that several influential figures from Howellstead had arrived in town, the small-time leaders of key departments and local gentry from nearby distinguished families were thrown into a frenzy.

They abandoned whatever they were doing-whether it was socializing with lovers or indulging in card games-and rushed toward Howellstead as though their very lives depended on it.

The Howell couple, watching this display, couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. The people who had once treated them with disdain were now offering warm greetings and smiles. For the couple, it was both a joy and a sadness-a realization of how much had changed, yet how little made sense in the world.

Life, it seemed, was a puzzle that grew more confusing the harder you tried to solve it.

Maybe, they thought, it was better not to try to understand everything.

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