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 her?" Sheryl

she still volunteer here now?" "She hasn't

But that's not unusual.

for their work, so they can leave whenever they

force them

have someone like Ms. Altman

much earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl knitted her

woman named Clara Whitaker who visited

she is?"

heard of that

time

pondered, the more things

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

Clara, asking if they'd

with her, he seemed

struck Sheryl, and her eyes

sports car glided into the underground parking

quickly exited the car and

of his hurried footsteps was all that could be heard,

Alyssa's near accident, saved only by Justin's quick

tightly to

his heart was being crushed

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

stopped in his tracks, holding

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

white light, Jasper stood out like a striking

was shrouded in shadow, his sickly pallor the only

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

it was

deliberate steps, he made

desire welled up inside

to

Jasper was about to enter the room, Justin smiled and opened his arms, halting his

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

swallowed hard, his

Alyssa had an

only aggravated

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