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?" Sheryl lowered

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

But that's not unusual.

work, so they can leave whenever they

can't force them to help out

rare to have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer

would have given up much earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl

Clara Whitaker who visited the orphanage

she is?" "Clara Whitaker?

heard

was her first time here." Sheryl fell into deep

she pondered, the more things didn't add

had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming for no apparent

approached Clara, asking if

he seemed

realization struck Sheryl, and her

car glided into the underground parking lot

quickly exited the car and hurried toward

of the late night, the echo of his hurried footsteps was all that could be

accident, saved only by Justin's quick intervention,

clung tightly to

like his heart was being crushed mercilessly by an invisible and inexplicable

to her ward suddenly swung open as he

in his tracks, holding his

and empty corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each other in

sterile white light, Jasper stood out

in shadow, his sickly pallor the

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

it was

he made

faint but growing desire welled up

to

to enter the room, Justin

here at this hour?"

hard,

had an accident

aggravated

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