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.

decor and the perpetual darkness turned

no lights, no windows, and even the walls were

sunlight, not even the heat of summer could penetrate the coldness

only the torment of stillness, existing was

place, she could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The

slowly stood up, mouth agape,

blankly at

them, screaming, "I am the only daughter of the Perez

her back, protecting

his head, realizing just how deep Diana's

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

Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling it was

desire to engage with

all. He had truly loved

their relationship had

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

talk to

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

a hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior motives,

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

back, giving Diana one last

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

curious, "Dad, why did you adopt her in the first

one of my men. Her parents died in the line of duty, and I initially planned to send her to an orphanage and support her from a distance. But you wanted a

of fate entwined. "I don't remember how I felt back then,

Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did

could I possibly become a

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