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

"She hasn't

But that's not unusual.

their work, so they can leave whenever they

can't force them to

Ms.

given how exhausting it is." Sheryl

Clara

she is?" "Clara

haven't even heard

it was her first time here." Sheryl fell

more she pondered, the more things didn't add

yet Amber, who had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming

Jasper had approached Clara, asking if

her, he seemed to sense

Sheryl, and her eyes

into the underground

quickly exited the car

his hurried footsteps was all that could be heard, mirroring

of Alyssa's near accident, saved only by Justin's

brother had clung tightly

like his heart was

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

his tracks, holding his

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

the sterile white light, Jasper

shadow, his sickly pallor

a sinister secret —Justin was a

was

deliberate steps, he

growing desire welled up inside

wanted to

to enter the room, Justin smiled and opened

what brings you here at this hour?" Justin

swallowed hard, his voice

Alyssa had

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

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