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

windows, and

not even the heat of summer could penetrate

with only the torment of stillness, existing was worse than

She relied on touch to find

mouth agape,

blankly at Karen

charged at them, screaming, "I

pushed her back, protecting

shook his head, realizing just

but our bond is broken. I can never forgive you. Stay here and fend

patted Karen's hand, signaling it

had no desire to engage with the madwoman

Jasper in putting an end to it all. He had

relationship had

Diana's eerie laughter filled the room, reminiscent

you talk to me

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

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

my only regret is that I didn't finish you off that day. If I had, there would

Diana one last look, then silently walked away

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 home. Rumors spread, and I thought she was educated enough not to believe

why did you adopt her in the

I initially planned to send her to an orphanage and support her from a distance. But you wanted a sister, Sasha. Do you regret

"I don't remember how I felt back then, but I certainly don't

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 raised wolves

could I possibly become a

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