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?" Sheryl lowered

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

But that's not unusual.

for their work, so they can leave whenever they

can't force them to

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

up much earlier, given how exhausting it is."

was a woman named Clara

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

even heard of that

was her first time here." Sheryl

the more things

had been a frequent presence, had stopped coming for no

Clara, asking if they'd met

being unfamiliar with her, he seemed to sense

Sheryl, and her eyes

car glided into the underground parking lot of the

exited the car and hurried toward room

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

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

brother had clung tightly to the woman

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

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

stopped in his tracks, holding

corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each

white light, Jasper stood out

in shadow, his sickly pallor

beneath his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was

it was

he made

desire welled up

wanted to see

as Jasper was about to enter the room, Justin smiled and opened

you here at this hour?" Justin asked with a smile on his

hard,

Alyssa had an accident

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

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