Chapter 628 A Woman from Brookhaven

• 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 urgency in their movements was reckless, with cars speeding wildly as if competing in a dangerous race, their haste nearly as intense as a high-speed chase in The Fast and the Furious.