Cracking the encrypted file was as easy as breathing for Penny. It didn't even take her ten minutes. However, reading its contents took much longer. She was so engrossed that she lost track of time. If not for Zoren, she would have kept reading.
She learned quite a bit about the orphanage. For one, it was a legitimate institution with wealthy clients from all over the world. But something about it seemed off, prompting Penny to dig deeper and review the records of all the children who had been adopted over the years.
One particular detail stood out—Jonathan had once been among the children there. But what surprised Penny wasn't his presence at the orphanage; it was the information about him.
According to the records, Jonathan was a runaway. That wasn't shocking, considering that in this lifetime, he had the mind of an adult. However, what caught her attention was that he hadn't escaped alone—at least ten other children had gone with him. All of them had vanished.
