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 abode into a

no windows, and even the walls were painted

even the heat of summer could penetrate the

of

was delivered daily, only to ensure 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. The sudden light was blinding, and it took Diana a while to adjust and

mouth agape, but no

blankly at Karen

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

her back, protecting

shook his head, realizing just how deep Diana's obsession

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

hand, signaling it was time to

no desire to engage with the madwoman

it all. He had truly loved Diana as his daughter,

had to

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

you talk to

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

your righteousness! You're nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted

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

Diana one last look, then silently walked away with

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 not

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

parents died in the line of duty, and I initially planned to send her to an orphanage and support her from a

don't remember how I felt back

regret had no place in Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did not faze her. After all, she had raised wolves

"Master, could I possibly become

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