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.

perpetual darkness turned the spacious

were no lights, no windows, and even the walls were

sunlight, not even the heat of summer could penetrate

with only the torment of stillness, existing was

delivered daily, only to ensure Diana remained alive. Unaware of time or place, she could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to

agape, but

at Karen

seemed like an eternity, she suddenly charged at them, screaming, "I am the only daughter of the Perez family, I

pushed her

just how deep

all these years, but

Karen's hand, signaling it was time to

had no desire to engage with the

all. He had truly loved Diana as his daughter, never allowing her

relationship had

filled the room, reminiscent of a

talk to me about

someone said adopting a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this adopted daughter would bring blessings to your

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

day. If I had, there would be

last look, then silently walked

outside, Jasper explained, "The things Diana mentioned, they're probably rumors she overheard. Many couldn't understand why I adopted Diana and Willa, especially with so many kids at

curious, "Dad, why did you adopt her in

and I initially planned to send her to an orphanage and support her from a distance. But

don't remember

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

"Master, could I possibly

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