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 abode

windows, and

not even the heat of

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

slowly stood up, mouth agape, but no sound came

stared blankly at

"I am the only daughter of the Perez family, I am the

swiftly pushed her

head, realizing just how deep Diana's

nothing to say. I've raised you all these years, but our bond is broken. I can

Karen's hand, signaling it

engage with

visit was merely to support Jasper in putting an end to it all. He had truly loved Diana as his daughter, never allowing

relationship had to

to leave, Diana's eerie laughter filled the room, reminiscent of a deranged spirit from

Ha, you talk to

prosperity to the Perez family? Or

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

I didn't finish you off that day. If I had, there would

back, giving Diana one last look,

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

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

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 sister, Sasha. Do you

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

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

"Master, could I possibly become a

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