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

windows, and

heat of summer could

only the torment of stillness,

place, she could not hear anything 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

up, mouth agape, but no sound came

stared blankly at Karen and

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

her back, protecting

head, realizing just

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

Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling

had no desire to 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 her to feel

their relationship had

turned to leave, Diana's eerie laughter filled the

you talk

was our bond? Was it because someone said adopting a child would bring prosperity to

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

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

Diana one last look,

I adopted Diana and Willa, especially with so many kids

did you adopt her in the first

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

smiled, realizing how the threads of fate entwined. "I don't remember how

regret had no place in Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did not faze her.

I possibly

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