A black Maybach was parked at the back entrance of the orphanage, its lights off and engine idling.

Soon, a figure emerged from the back door, hurriedly approaching and entering the car.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting, Ms. Gillis," the woman apologized respectfully.

Sheryl sat in the car with an air of arrogance, and her legs crossed in a relaxed manner.

She handed a brown envelope to the woman.

"Good work this morning," Sheryl remarked.

The woman took the envelope from Sheryl and had a feel of its thickness.

She smiled from ear to ear.

"All that needed to be done was to cut a brake cable.

It was no trouble at all." Sheryl couldn't be bothered to even glance at the woman she deemed inferior.

Her expression remained cold as she spoke.

"By the way, have you looked into all the volunteers and the teachers at the orphanage like I asked?" "To have," the woman replied confidently.

"I've been here for about a decade.

It was a breeze." She pulled out a stack of documents from her bag and handed them over to Sheryl with both hands.

Taking the papers, Sheryl began to peruse them, her eyes narrowing as she scanned the details.

Suddenly, her eyes widened.

She pulled out a document with a photograph of a striking woman—Amber Altman, the woman Jameson had groomed as Alyssa's substitute.

"This woman...

is a volunteer at the orphanage?" "Yes, Ms. Gillis.

Ms. Altman has been volunteering at our orphanage for over two years.

She also donates to the orphanage annually, so she's well-regarded here." The woman noticed that Sheryl had become quite agitated.

Puzzled, she asked, "Ms. Gillis, are there...

with her?"

here now?" "She hasn't been around in

But that's not unusual.

their work, so

force them to help

someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long as

people would have given up much earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl knitted her brows

was a woman named Clara Whitaker who

who she

heard of

it was her first time here." Sheryl fell into deep

pondered, the

had been a

had approached Clara, asking if they'd

her, he seemed to

struck Sheryl, and

into the underground parking lot

the car and

late night, the echo of his hurried footsteps was all that could be heard, mirroring the heavy beating of

of Alyssa's near accident, saved only by Justin's quick intervention, replayed in

clung tightly

like his heart was being crushed

swung open as he arrived, and Justin

stopped in his tracks,

bleak and empty corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each other in a

the sterile white light, Jasper stood out like

shadow, his sickly pallor the

a sinister secret —Justin was a

end, it was Jasper who

he made his

but growing desire welled up

wanted to

about to enter the room, Justin

you here at this hour?" Justin asked with a smile on

swallowed hard, his

Alyssa had

"Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old injury

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