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?"

"She hasn't been around in a

But that's not unusual.

their work, so they can leave whenever they

can't force them to help out

it's rare to have someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long

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

Clara Whitaker who visited

she is?" "Clara Whitaker?

haven't even heard of

it was her first time here." Sheryl

the

been a frequent presence, had stopped

then, Jasper had approached Clara, asking if

her, he seemed to sense some

Sheryl, and her eyes

car glided into the underground parking lot of the

quickly exited the car and hurried toward room

hurried footsteps was all that could be

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

brother had clung tightly

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

as he arrived, and Justin emerged

stopped in his tracks,

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

sterile white light, Jasper stood

however, was shrouded in shadow, his sickly

sinister secret —Justin was a

end, it was Jasper

firm, deliberate steps, he

desire

wanted to

enter the room, Justin smiled and

this hour?" Justin asked with a smile

swallowed hard,

had an accident

she's only aggravated the old injury

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