Billionaire Visits His Abandoned Home, But Shocked to See His Dead Wife Living There With His Son.

Nathan interrupted.

“Officers, this is a family matter. A complicated family matter. But I can assure you, no laws are being broken here.”

The older officer didn’t look convinced.

“Sir, we still need to speak to the people living here. We need to confirm your story.”

“Why?”

Nathan asked.

“I’m the owner of this house. I’m telling you they have my permission to be here. Isn’t that enough?”

“With all due respect, sir,”

the older officer said,

“we’ve seen situations where people claim to have permission to be somewhere when they really don’t. We need to verify.”

Nathan knew he was running out of options.

“Fine. Let me go get them. But please, there’s a child up there. He’s only 8 years old. He’s scared. Try not to frighten him more than necessary.”

The officers nodded. Nathan walked to the bottom of the stairs.

“Evelyn,”

he called softly.

“Can you come down, please? The police need to talk to us.”

There was silence for a moment, then the sound of a door opening. Footsteps on the stairs. Evelyn came down slowly, holding Lucas’s hand. Lucas’s eyes were wide with fear. He’d never seen police officers in his house before. The older officer’s eyes widened when he saw Evelyn.

“Ma’am, can you state your name, please?”

Evelyn’s voice shook.

“Evelyn Martinez.”

The officer wrote it down.

“And you live here?”

“Yes,”

Evelyn said quietly.

“How long have you been living here?”

“7 years,”

Evelyn said. The younger officer looked at Nathan.

“And you gave her permission to live here 7 years ago?”

Nathan hesitated. This was the tricky part because 7 years ago he thought Evelyn was dead. He’d had no idea she was living here. But if he said that, the officers would arrest her for trespassing.

“Yes,”

Nathan lied.

“7 years ago, I told Evelyn she could live here.”

The older officer’s eyes narrowed.

“Sir, 7 years ago, were you living in this city?”

“No,”

Nathan admitted.

“I was living across town. I’d abandoned this property.”

“So how did you give her permission if you’d abandoned it?”

the officer asked. Nathan’s mind raced, trying to think of something that sounded believable. But before he could answer, Evelyn spoke up.