As a billionaire, I came to tear down my old home, but froze at the sight of my “dead” wife holding a child. Seeing his little face, my legs gave out and a sob broke from my throat. I reached out, crying, “Is… is that my son?” With a terrified look, she slammed the door and whispered, “Forgive me…”
A sudden, blinding surge of territorial anger eclipsed my confusion. I stepped up onto the rotting wood of the porch and hammered my fist against the door, the sound echoing like gunshots in the quiet neighborhood.
I heard the muffled thud of footsteps approaching from within. The deadbolt slid back with a metallic click.