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

windows, and even the walls were

heat of

with only the torment of stillness, existing was

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

mouth agape,

at Karen

at them, screaming, "I am the only daughter of the Perez family, I am the only

swiftly pushed her back, protecting

just how deep Diana's

over. I have nothing to say. I've raised you all these years, but our bond is broken. I can never forgive you. Stay here and fend

that, Jasper patted Karen's hand,

to engage with

in putting an end to it all. He had truly loved

relationship had to

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

you talk

prosperity to the Perez family? Or

hypocrite! You adopted

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

last look, then silently walked away with

Diana and Willa, especially with so

why did you adopt her in

paused, looking 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

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

Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did not faze her. After all,

"Master, could I

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