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?" Sheryl

now?" "She hasn't been around in

But that's not unusual.

for their work, so

them to help

someone like Ms. Altman volunteer as long as she

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

Clara Whitaker who visited the orphanage

who she is?" "Clara Whitaker?

even heard

first time

the more things

been a frequent presence, had stopped

Clara,

he

realization struck Sheryl, and

into the underground parking lot of the

quickly exited the car and

footsteps was all that could be heard, mirroring the heavy

near accident, saved only by Justin's quick intervention, replayed in his

had clung tightly to the woman

like his heart was being crushed mercilessly by an

ward suddenly swung open as

in his tracks, holding

corridor, the Beckett brothers confronted each other in a tense, wordless

Jasper stood out like a striking

sickly pallor

sickly exterior lurked a sinister secret —Justin was a monster or

end, it was Jasper who relented

he made

faint but growing desire welled up inside

to

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

this hour?" Justin asked with a smile on

swallowed hard, his voice

had an

is she?" "Fortunately, she's only aggravated the old

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