A Burned-Out Billionaire Returned Home Earlier Than Expected, Certain He’d Walk Into the Same Heavy Silence — But When He Heard His Triplets Laughing and Rushed Toward the Sunroom, the Scene Waiting for Him Left Him So Astonished He Stopped in His Tracks Before Whispering: ‘What did you do to my boys

The Day the House Sounded Different

Miles Carter pulled into the long driveway of his estate outside Lake Forest, Illinois, feeling like the day had scraped every last bit of strength out of him. A disastrous meeting in downtown Chicago, investors threatening to walk away, partners doubting the logistics empire he had built from nothing – it all sat heavy on his chest.