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 turned the spacious abode into a

no lights, no windows, and even the walls

even the heat of summer could penetrate the coldness

the torment of stillness, existing

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

agape, but no sound

at Karen and

charged at them, screaming, "I am the only daughter of the Perez family, I

swiftly pushed her back, protecting

shook his head, realizing just how deep Diana's obsession

say. I've raised you all these years, but

hand, signaling

no desire to engage with

merely to support Jasper in putting an end to it all. He had truly

their relationship had to

they turned to leave, Diana's eerie laughter filled the room, reminiscent of a

talk to

bond? Was it because someone said adopting a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this

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

I didn't finish you off that day. If I had, there would be no Vivienne, and I wouldn't be in

giving Diana one last look, then silently walked away with

"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 them. Apparently, I was

why did you adopt her in the first

at Karen, and said, "Diana was the child of one of my men. Her parents died in the line of duty, and I initially planned to send

the threads of fate entwined. "I don't remember how

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

could I possibly

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