“He Vanished After I Found the Box”: Mysterious Used Car Seller Leaves Struggling Mom With a Shocking Gift (3 of 4)

She lifted the trunk lid.

Inside was a large cardboard box. Taped shut. On top, a handwritten note:

“For your family. You remind me of someone.”

Heart pounding, she opened the box.

Inside was a brand-new backpack. Then another. And another. Four total—one for each child. Nestled beneath them: winter coats, still with tags. A small envelope taped to the side.

Inside the envelope—$700 in cash.

She couldn’t move.

“I just started sobbing right there in the driveway,” Danielle said. “My kids thought something was wrong. But then they saw it, and they just hugged me so tight I couldn’t breathe.”

She messaged Paul that night. No response.

The next day, his Facebook profile was gone.

Danielle called the number on the old listing. Disconnected.