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...
any issues with
here now?" "She hasn't been around in
But that's not unusual.
compensated for their work, so they can leave whenever
them
like Ms. Altman
much earlier, given how
named Clara Whitaker who
who she is?" "Clara
heard
was her first time here." Sheryl fell
the more things
was new, yet Amber, who had been a
Clara, asking if they'd met
her, he
struck Sheryl, and her
glided into the underground parking
exited the car and
hurried footsteps was all
only by Justin's quick intervention, replayed in
clung tightly
moment, he felt like his heart was being crushed mercilessly by an invisible
as he
in his tracks,
corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each
white light, Jasper stood out
his sickly pallor
secret —Justin was a monster or
end, it was
firm, deliberate steps, he made his way
desire welled
to see
to enter the room, Justin smiled and opened his
what brings you here at this hour?" Justin asked with a smile on
hard, his
had an
"Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old injury
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