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.

perpetual darkness turned the

lights, no windows, and

of sunlight, not even the heat of summer could

with only the torment of stillness, existing was worse

could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden

stood up, mouth agape,

stared blankly at Karen

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

swiftly pushed her back, protecting her

realizing just how

you all these years, but our bond is

patted Karen's hand, signaling it was

to engage with the madwoman before

was merely to support Jasper in putting an end to it all. He had truly loved Diana

had to

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

talk to

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

spare me your righteousness! You're nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior motives, and now you preach about

If I had, there would be no Vivienne, and

Diana one last look, then

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 them. Apparently, I

"Dad, why did you adopt

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, Sasha. Do you

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

place in Karen's world. Even picking up a proverbial wolf

"Master, could I possibly become a

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