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...

issues with

here now?" "She hasn't been around

But that's not unusual.

compensated for their work, so they can

can't force them to help

to have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer

earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl knitted

named Clara Whitaker who

who she

heard of that

first time here." Sheryl fell into deep

she pondered, the more things

yet Amber, who had been a

then, Jasper had approached Clara, asking if they'd

unfamiliar with her, he seemed to sense some

struck Sheryl,

into the

the car and hurried toward

stillness of the late night, the echo of his hurried footsteps was

only by Justin's quick

tightly to the woman he once

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

to her ward suddenly swung open as he arrived,

stopped in his tracks, holding

Beckett brothers confronted

light, Jasper stood out like

however, was shrouded in shadow, his sickly pallor

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

the end, it was

he

desire welled up inside

to see

room, Justin smiled and opened

this hour?"

hard, his voice

Alyssa had an accident

is she?" "Fortunately, she's only aggravated

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