Sixty-Nine: Two Days Later

Neither of them went to work for two days. Declan was feverish and stayed in bed for a big portion of the two days. He went to his study to make phone calls and did some work when he could. He barely ate and lost some weight.

Alma came in to clean and prepare meals. She noticed the gloom that loomed over the household but didn't say a thing. Olivia spent most of her time curled up on the sofa and read, completely ignored by her broken hearted husband.

They both tried to figure out how they were going to navigate through their lives after this. In the midst of chaos and the aftermath of her infidelity. They wondered if their marriage can survive a second affair. They had proven to each other that neither of them were immune to unfaithfulness. Was there still enough love between them to keep going?

That was before another brown envelope was slipped under the front door. It was addressed to Declan Hunt exactly on the 24th of November. He rushed to yank the envel