A Millionaire Demolished My Old House and Came Back on His Knees After Finding His Childhood Photo in the Ruins

I tasted metal in my mouth.

“Please,” I said, and I hated how small it sounded.

“My wife died in this house. Every good memory I have is nailed into these walls. I’ve got nowhere else to go.

Please don’t make me homeless.”

He looked at me like I was a smear on glass.

“I’m offering you well above market value. You can go to a nice facility. Get care.

I’m giving you fourteen days. After that, this place is rubble.”

He handed me an envelope. Thick.

Heavy.

The paper felt hot in my hand.

“I don’t want your money,” I said.

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