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

no lights, no windows, and

the heat of

with only the torment of stillness,

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

slowly stood up, mouth agape,

blankly at

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

swiftly pushed her back, protecting

shook his head, realizing just how deep Diana's obsession

years, but our bond is broken. I can never

Jasper patted Karen's hand, signaling it was time to

engage with

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

had

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

Ha, you talk

a child would bring prosperity to the Perez family? Or that this adopted daughter would

spare me your righteousness! You're nothing but a hypocrite! You adopted me with ulterior motives,

that day. If I had, there

last look,

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 at home. Rumors spread, and I thought she was educated enough not to believe them. Apparently,

curious, "Dad, why did you adopt

"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

remember how I felt back

picking up a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing did

I

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