PART 2: THE UNEXPECTED VISITOR
I froze in the doorway of the room filled with cash, holding my breath as the heavy footsteps mounted the stairs.
A shadow crossed the hallway threshold, and a woman carrying a heavy ring of brass keys stepped into view.
It wasn’t Marcus, nor was it Li Mei; it was an older local woman with kind, weary eyes that widened in total astonishment upon seeing me.
“Who are you?” she asked in broken English, clutching her chest in shock. “How did you get in here?”
“I’m Theresa,” I stammered, pulling a small photo of Marcus from my coat pocket. “I am Marcus’s mother… I came to see my son.”
The woman’s hand trembled as she looked down at the photograph, and tears instantly filled her eyes.
“Oh, heaven help us,” she whispered, shaking her head slowly. “He told me you might come one day, but he prayed you never would.”
(The secret behind the mountain of money is about to be revealed! Click “Next Page” to continue reading…)
