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.

and the perpetual darkness turned the

were no lights, no windows, and even the walls were painted

even the heat of summer could penetrate

the torment of stillness, existing was

anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden light

stood up, mouth agape, but

at

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

pushed her back, protecting

head, realizing just

but our bond is

Jasper patted Karen's hand,

had no desire to engage

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

their relationship had

they turned to leave, Diana's eerie laughter filled the

you talk to me about

prosperity

hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior motives, and now you

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

back, giving Diana one last look, then silently walked

especially with

was curious, "Dad, why did you adopt

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

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

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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