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...

there any issues with

now?" "She hasn't

But that's not unusual.

work, so they can leave whenever

them

have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as

earlier, given

a woman named Clara Whitaker who visited the orphanage

you know who she is?"

heard

it was her first time here." Sheryl

pondered, the

new, yet Amber, who had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming for no

Jasper had approached Clara,

with her, he seemed to sense

Sheryl, and her eyes

into the underground

exited the car

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

saved only

had clung tightly to the woman

his heart was being crushed mercilessly by an invisible

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

his

empty corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each other in a tense,

Jasper stood out like

his sickly pallor the only hint of

beneath his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was

it was Jasper who relented

firm, deliberate steps, he made

desire

to see

room, Justin

brings you here at this hour?" Justin asked with a

swallowed hard,

Alyssa had an accident

aggravated the old

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