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

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

But that's not unusual.

work, so they can leave whenever they

force them

rare to have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer

have given up much earlier, given how exhausting

woman named Clara Whitaker who

you know who she is?" "Clara Whitaker? I

even heard of

first time here." Sheryl fell into

more she pondered, the

had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming

then, Jasper had approached Clara,

her, he seemed to sense some

struck Sheryl, and her

car glided into the

quickly exited the car

hurried footsteps was all that could be heard, mirroring the heavy beating of

image of Alyssa's near accident, saved only by Justin's quick intervention,

had clung tightly to the woman he once

moment, he felt like his heart was being crushed mercilessly

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

in his

brothers

Jasper stood out like a striking

in shadow, his sickly pallor

a sinister secret —Justin

was Jasper who

deliberate steps, he made

desire welled up

to

was about to enter the room,

this hour?" Justin asked with a smile on his

swallowed hard, his voice

Alyssa had an

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

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