If her suspicions were right , then her family was far more terrifying than she had ever imagined . Locker watched as Wendy bolted downstairs and sighed deeply . “ There’s no one in the Frasers who understands him , ” she muttered under her breath . “ As for Ms. Wendy … Mr. Joshua , I’m not sure how much help I can be . “ Wendy , where are you headed ? ” Maggie and Maddy called out when they saw her rushing out the door . “ I’m just going out for a bit ! ” Wendy replied quickly , not stopping to explain . She jumped into her sports car and sped off toward Eastview . The storm had already hit , with strong winds whipping across the road , but it wasn’t enough to slow her down . Eastview Orphanage wasn’t too far – about an hour’s drive . On the way , Wendy made a quick stop at a supermarket to pick up some supplies , then rushed to the orphanage . The orphanage was in a remote , rundown area with a faint stench of garbage hanging in the air . People nearby were dumping trash openly . “ Who are you looking for ? ” asked an old man at the gate . “ I’m here to see the director . I brought some food and gifts , ” Wendy answered quickly . At that , the old man hurriedly opened the gate and let her in . The director , a middle – aged woman named Rael Zimmer , was warm and kind . Because of the storm , she was busy trying to put the orphans to bed . When she saw Wendy bringing things over , her face lit up with joy , and she welcomed her enthusiastically . Wendy handed her an envelope and said , “ Ms. Zimmer , this is a donation for the orphanage . Please , I hope you’ll accept it .” “ Thank you so much ! ” Rael beamed as she took the envelope . Wendy glanced at a nearby room filled with sleeping children . Zimmer , how many orphans live here now ? ” “ We have over thirty at the moment . Most of them are orphans . Just a few days ago , three were adopted ! ” Racl replied with a smile . Wendy , may I ask what you do ? How did you come to think of donating to our orphanage ? ” Wendy met her gaze and explained , “ I came to ask you about something . Do you remember Joshua Fraser ? ” “ Joshua Fraser ? ” Rael looked surprised . “ Yes , Joshua from four years ago , ” Wendy clarified . “ Oh ! Yes , I remember him now – Joshua ! The skinny little boy ! ” Rael’s face brightened with recognition . “ He was a sweet child , very well – behaved . But wasn’t he reunited with his parents ? I remember hearing they found his family . Wendy nodded . “ That’s right . I just wanted to ask – what do the orphans usually do here ? Do they study ? ” “ Of course ! We have teachers here who help the children learn to read ,” Rael said , her eyes flicking toward the children playing nearby . “ But we do have a few crybabies who always find a reason to cry ! ” she added with a chuckle .