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...

there any issues with

volunteer here now?" "She

But that's not unusual.

compensated for their work, so

force them to help out

like Ms. Altman

people would have given up much earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl knitted her

woman named Clara Whitaker who visited

know who she

haven't even heard of that

it was her first time here." Sheryl fell into deep

the more

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

then, Jasper had approached Clara,

being unfamiliar with her, he seemed

Sheryl, and her eyes

into the underground parking lot of the

quickly exited the car and hurried toward

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

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

brother had clung tightly to the woman

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

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

stopped in his tracks,

bleak and empty corridor, the Beckett brothers

sterile white light, Jasper stood out like a striking

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

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

the end, it was Jasper

firm, deliberate steps, he made his way toward

faint but growing desire

to

enter the room, Justin smiled

hour?" Justin asked with a

hard, his

Alyssa had an accident

"Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old injury

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