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...

any issues with her?"

still volunteer here now?" "She hasn't been around in a

But that's not unusual.

their work, so they can leave whenever

force them to

rare to have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long

earlier, given

Clara

you know who she is?" "Clara

heard of

it was her first time

the more things

had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming for no

Clara, asking

with her, he seemed to

realization struck Sheryl, and her eyes

car glided into the

the car and hurried

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

brother had clung tightly to the woman he

his heart was being

to her ward suddenly swung open as he arrived, and Justin emerged

his tracks,

the Beckett brothers confronted each other

the sterile white light, Jasper stood out

sickly pallor the only

his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was a monster or perhaps

the end, it was

firm, deliberate steps, he made his

faint but growing desire welled up inside

to

the room, Justin

this hour?" Justin asked with

swallowed hard,

had

she's only aggravated the old injury on

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