The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 626

Vivienne pushed open the heavy iron gate, rubbing her arms.

Though the sun was shining bright outside, the place seemed to cast a chilling shadow over everything.

"Mom, Grandpa, are you sure you don't need me to come with you?" Vivienne asked.

Jasper shook his head. "No need, sweetheart. Your mother and I can handle this. You just wait here, okay?"

Vivienne nodded, watching Karen and Jasper disappear through the doorway.

She settled back into the car and began to nibble on a strawberry cheesecake.

As Karen pushed open the door, a nauseating stench hit her full force.

The person inside, hearing the noise, slowly turned her head.

Her hair was a tangled mess, unwashed for days.

Stains marred her clothes, and her bare feet were caked in dirt.

The source of the foul smell was clear-it emanated from her.

Jasper sighed deeply at the sight. "Diana..."

The person trapped here was, indeed, Diana!

After the cliff side explosion, Diana had been rushed to the hospital. Once she survived, the Perez family had locked her away here.

The villa might have looked like a luxury home, but it was more akin to a prison cell.

It had everything-a complete set of furniture.

darkness

no windows, and even the walls were painted

sunlight, not even the heat of summer could penetrate the

here, with only the torment of stillness,

relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden light was blinding, and it

agape, but

blankly at Karen

"I am the only

her back, protecting

head, realizing just how

years, but our bond is

patted Karen's hand, signaling it was time

no desire to engage with

an end to it all. He had truly loved Diana as his daughter, never allowing her to feel

had to

laughter filled the room, reminiscent of a deranged spirit

talk to me about

a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this

nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior motives, and now

my only regret is that I didn't finish you off that day. If I had, there would be no Vivienne, and

Diana one last look, then silently walked away with

I adopted Diana and Willa, especially with so many kids at home. Rumors spread, and I thought she was educated enough not to believe

did you adopt her in the

of duty, and I initially planned to send her to an orphanage and support her from a distance. But you

realizing how the threads of fate entwined. "I don't remember how I felt back then, but

regret had no place in Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did not faze her. After all, she had

"Master, could I possibly become

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