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.

all-black decor and the perpetual darkness

and even the

even the heat of summer could penetrate the

here, with only the torment of stillness, existing was worse than

alive. Unaware of time or place, she could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden light was blinding, and it took Diana

mouth agape, but

stared blankly at Karen and

what seemed like an eternity, she suddenly charged at them, screaming, "I

her

head, realizing just how deep Diana's

all these years, but our bond is broken. I can never

Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling

had no desire to engage with the

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

relationship had to be

eerie laughter filled the room, reminiscent of

you talk

prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this adopted daughter would bring blessings to

spare me your righteousness! You're nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted me

that day. If I had, there would be no

giving Diana one last look, then

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

you adopt her

child of one of my men. Her parents died in the line of duty, and I initially

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

Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's

could I possibly become a

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