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?"
now?" "She hasn't been around
But that's not unusual.
so they can leave whenever
force them
Ms. Altman
have given up much earlier, given how exhausting it is." Sheryl
Clara Whitaker who visited the
who she is?" "Clara
even heard of that
first time here." Sheryl fell
the
who had been a
Jasper had approached Clara, asking if they'd
being unfamiliar with her, he seemed
Sheryl,
the underground parking lot
the car and
late night, the echo of his hurried footsteps was all that
saved only by Justin's quick intervention, replayed in
clung tightly to the woman
was being crushed mercilessly by an invisible and
ward suddenly swung open as
stopped in his
brothers confronted each other in a
white light, Jasper stood out
shrouded in shadow, his sickly
secret —Justin was a monster or perhaps
was Jasper
he
growing desire welled
to
to enter the room,
what brings you here at this hour?" Justin asked
swallowed hard, his voice
had
is she?" "Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old injury on
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