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

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

But that's not unusual.

compensated for their work, so they

can't force them

have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long

earlier, given how exhausting it

woman named Clara Whitaker who

know who she is?" "Clara Whitaker?

heard

first time here." Sheryl fell

pondered, the more things

visit was new, yet Amber, who had been a frequent

Clara, asking if

being unfamiliar with her, he seemed to

realization struck Sheryl, and her eyes

sports car glided into the

quickly exited the car and

the echo of his hurried footsteps was all that could

only by Justin's

brother had clung tightly to the

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

swung open as he arrived, and Justin emerged in his

his

brothers confronted each other in a tense, wordless

the sterile white light, Jasper stood out like

however, was shrouded in shadow, his sickly pallor the only hint of

his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was a

was Jasper who

steps, he made his

growing desire

to see

enter the room, Justin smiled and opened his arms, halting

brings you here at this hour?" Justin asked

hard, his voice

Alyssa had an accident

she?" "Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old injury on

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