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 her?"

she still volunteer here now?" "She

But that's not unusual.

for their work, so they can leave whenever

them to help

Ms. Altman volunteer

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

was a woman named Clara Whitaker who visited the orphanage

she

heard of

first time here." Sheryl fell into deep

more she pondered, the

had been a frequent presence, had

had approached Clara, asking

her, he seemed to sense some

Sheryl, and her

into the

quickly exited the car and

of his hurried footsteps was

accident, saved only by Justin's quick intervention, replayed

tightly to

he felt like his heart was being crushed mercilessly

her ward suddenly swung open as he arrived, and

in his tracks, holding

Beckett brothers confronted each other in a tense, wordless

white light, Jasper stood out

in shadow, his sickly

lurked a sinister secret

end, it was Jasper

firm, deliberate steps, he made

growing desire welled

to

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

hour?" Justin asked

swallowed hard, his voice

Alyssa had an accident

"Fortunately, she's only aggravated the

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