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.

the perpetual darkness turned the spacious abode into a

no windows, and

heat

here, with only the torment of stillness, existing

she could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something

up, mouth agape, but

stared blankly at Karen

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

pushed her

his head, realizing just how deep

I've raised you all these years, but our bond is broken. I can never forgive you. Stay here and

patted Karen's hand, signaling

engage with

to support Jasper in putting an end to it all. He had

relationship had to be

eerie laughter filled the room, reminiscent of a deranged spirit from a horror

talk

it because someone said adopting a child would bring prosperity to the

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

only regret is that I didn't finish you off that day. If I had,

giving Diana one last look, then

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 enough not to believe

why did you adopt

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

threads of fate entwined. "I don't remember how I

world. Even picking up a proverbial

"Master, could I possibly become a

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