11/23/2025
I Was 73 When I Moved Into My Son’s House — Every Time He Bathed at 3 AM, When I Peeked Through the Door, I Almost Fell Over the Truth
I am Margaret, 73 years old. A mother who has weathered all the storms of life, and I thought that in my old age I would finally find peace with my family. After my husband passed away, I left our old house made of bricks and mud, and moved to the city to live with my only son — Daniel, and his wife — Olivia.
At first, I thought I would be happy. Daniel was a successful company director, with a large and luxurious condo in the heart of the city. But soon, I noticed that the glitter of the city was accompanied by a cold — a cold that seemed to suffocate my heart.
Every night, the three of us rarely sat together at the dinner table.
“Daniel, aren’t you going to eat with us?” I asked while fixing the rice.
He just looked at his watch. “I still have work to do, Mom. Eat.”
Olivia was silent, barely able to look at us. “Just a little, honey... the soup is still hot...”
“I don’t have the appetite! Stop it!” Daniel hissed, slamming his spoon on the table.
I gasped. That gaze of his — cold, fierce — was like the gaze my husband had before, before he hurt me.
Olivia was silent, forcing a smile. “It’s nothing, Mom... maybe he’s just tired.”
But I saw... on his hand, there was a bruise — dark, still fresh.
That night, I woke up to the sound of water from the bathroom. It was three in the morning.
I frowned. “Why is Daniel taking a bath at this time?”
But the sound was strange. Not continuously — it seemed to be mixed with crying... or panting.
I approached, slowly, and peeked through the small crack in the door.
And when I saw... I froze where I was standing...Read more in Comment or Most relevant -> All comments 👇