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 spacious abode into

no windows, and even the walls were

sunlight, not even the heat of

with only the torment of stillness, existing was

of time or place, she could not hear anything outside her darkness. She relied on touch to find something to eat when hunger struck. The sudden light was blinding, and it took Diana a while to adjust and

slowly stood up, mouth agape, but

blankly at Karen

screaming, "I am the only daughter

swiftly pushed her back, protecting

head, realizing just how deep Diana's obsession

to say. I've raised you all these years, but our bond is broken. I can never

that, Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling it

to engage with

to it all. He had truly loved Diana as

had to

the

Ha, you talk

prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this

your righteousness! You're nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted me

that day. If I had, there would be no Vivienne,

last

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

why did you adopt her in the

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 regret it

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

up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did not faze

"Master, could I possibly

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