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 into a haunted

no lights, no windows, and even the walls

the heat of summer could penetrate the coldness

only the torment of stillness, existing was

She relied on touch to find something to eat

mouth agape, but no

at

an eternity, she suddenly charged at them, screaming, "I am the

pushed her

realizing just how deep Diana's obsession

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

patted Karen's hand, signaling it was time to

had no desire to engage with the

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

relationship had to

leave, Diana's eerie laughter filled the room,

you talk to me

would bring prosperity to the Perez

You adopted me with ulterior motives, and now you preach about fatherly

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

one last look, then silently

couldn't understand why I adopted Diana and Willa, especially with so many

curious, "Dad, why did you adopt her

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

smiled, realizing how 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, she

could I possibly become a

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