Chapter 235

Under the streetlights, white snowflakes drifted softly down from the sky, blanketing the world in silence.

The trees in the courtyard swayed left and right in the biting wind, unable to calm for even a moment, much like the lingering tension of tonight—an unusually long and quiet night.

Inside the room, the heat was as warm as spring, and the air was filled with the sweet scent of roses.

After an