In an instant, Ethan and Andrew both froze solid, stunned and speechless.
"How can this be? How could she burn to death!"
The boy sobbed uncontrollably, "Was it Mom? Or Grandma?"
There was no time for more questions. The two followed to the morgue to identify the body.
"We've run the victim's ID, and we can confirm this is your wife's mother."
Staring at the charred corpse before them, both men were too stunned to speak a single word.
Ethan covered his son's eyes and rushed to ask, "Then what about my wife? How is she?"
The staff member shook his head. "We haven't found her, and the ward's security cameras were completely destroyed in the fire, so we can't confirm anything for now."
"But witnesses saw your wife enter the ward before the fire broke out, so we can't rule out the pos
