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?" Sheryl lowered her

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

But that's not unusual.

their work, so

force them to help out

to have someone like Ms.

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

was a woman named Clara Whitaker who

she

haven't even heard of

first time here."

the

had been a

Jasper had approached Clara, asking if they'd met

being unfamiliar with her, he seemed to sense some

realization struck Sheryl, and her eyes

into the

car and hurried

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

only by

clung tightly

his heart was being crushed mercilessly by an invisible and

open as he arrived, and Justin

his tracks,

Beckett brothers confronted each other in a tense, wordless

white light, Jasper stood out like

sickly pallor

his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was

the end, it was Jasper who relented

he made his way

desire welled up inside

to

about to enter the room, Justin

this hour?"

hard, his voice

Alyssa had an

only aggravated the old injury on

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