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?"

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

But that's not unusual.

so they can leave whenever

them to help out

have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long

much earlier, given

Clara Whitaker

you know who she is?"

heard of that

time here." Sheryl

the more things didn't

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

then, Jasper had approached Clara,

being unfamiliar with her, he seemed to

realization struck Sheryl,

car glided into the underground parking

car and hurried

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

only

older brother had clung tightly to

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

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

stopped in his tracks, holding his

Beckett brothers confronted each other in a

light, Jasper stood out like a striking

sickly

sinister secret

was Jasper who relented

steps, he made

desire welled up inside

wanted to

as Jasper was about to enter the room, Justin smiled

hour?" Justin asked with a smile

swallowed hard, his voice

had an

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

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