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

now?" "She hasn't been

But that's not unusual.

so they can

them

someone like Ms.

much earlier, given how exhausting it is."

was a woman named Clara Whitaker who visited the orphanage

who she

haven't even heard of that

first time here." Sheryl fell into

more she pondered, the more things didn't

was new, yet Amber, who had been a frequent presence, had

Jasper had approached Clara,

he seemed

realization struck Sheryl, and her

sports car glided into the underground parking lot of the

exited the car and hurried toward

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

of Alyssa's near accident, saved only by

had clung tightly to

his heart was being crushed mercilessly

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

his tracks,

corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each other in

white light, Jasper stood out like a

shadow, his sickly pallor the only hint

beneath his sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was a

the end, it was Jasper who

deliberate steps, he

faint but growing desire

to

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

at this hour?" Justin asked

swallowed hard, his

Alyssa had an accident

she's only aggravated the old injury

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