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 a haunted

no lights, no windows, and even

even the heat of summer could penetrate the

torment of stillness,

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

mouth agape, but no sound

blankly at Karen and

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

swiftly pushed her back, protecting her

shook his head, realizing just

years, but our

patted Karen's hand,

no desire to engage with

putting an end to it all. He had truly loved Diana as his daughter, never allowing her to feel

had

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

Ha, you talk

was our bond? Was it because someone said adopting a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that

a hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior

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

turned back, giving Diana one last look, then silently walked away

outside, Jasper 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

curious, "Dad, why did you adopt her in

at 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. But you wanted a sister,

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

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 a

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