Andrea Gunning

You know, I'm glad it all worked out, but that is really weird.

Danielle was the full-time caretaker for six children under 15.

She didn't have the energy to fight with her husband.

Plus, whenever she did question him, it always ended up coming back on her.

When Danielle woke up on a family vacation to find her husband missing, he said he was picking up something for work at a Walmart in the middle of the night.

She didn't quite buy the story, but she knew Chad was busier than ever, growing his financial advising firm.

Around the same time, he decided to start making passive income by buying rental properties in town.

It started with one small house, then two, then an apartment building in their hometown.

He was so busy that he often worked from home at nights.

He renovated their basement to become his home office.

He even put in a king-size bed.

It bothered her, him staying up late like this and sleeping in his office.

It also bothered her that he locked the door.

He said it was a security measure because he had important financial documents in there.

He started coming to bed with her until she fell asleep.

Then he would slip out and go back to work.

She would only realize it when she woke up and found him gone.

She never found any proof that her husband was cheating or having an affair.

She didn't have the energy to start a fight with him.

He insisted on sleeping in the basement.