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

lights, no windows, and even the walls were

even the heat of summer

of

Diana remained 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.

slowly stood up, mouth agape, but no sound came

stared blankly at Karen

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

pushed her back,

just

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

Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling

desire to engage

all. He

had

the room, reminiscent of a

Ha, you talk to me

adopting a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this adopted daughter

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

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

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

"Dad, why did you adopt

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 her to an orphanage and support her from a distance.

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

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

"Master, could I possibly

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