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 turned the spacious

no windows, and even

heat

only the torment of stillness, existing was worse than

outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden light was blinding, and it took Diana a while to adjust

slowly stood up, mouth agape, but no sound

blankly at Karen

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

her back, protecting her

shook his head, realizing just

to say. I've raised you all these years, but our bond is broken. I can never forgive you. Stay here

that, Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling it

to engage with the madwoman before

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

relationship had

the room,

you talk to me

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

adopted me with

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

last look,

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

you

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

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

of regret had no place in Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing

I possibly

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