Barrett, entirely losing his composure, tossed the showerhead aside and forcibly unwrapped Zoe's hands from her head.

"Playing the fool now? When I tried speaking to you calmly, did you ever actually listen? Who is Penelope to you, that you'd still count his money even if he’s betrayed you?"

Zoe's mind was overwhelmed with a buzzing noise, blocking out Barrett's words. Struggling to rise, her only thought was to escape this place.

The suffocating air made it hard to discern her surroundings.

Barrett, with a frown, couldn't understand her extreme reaction to just warm water meant to clean her up.

His anger unsubsiding, he attempted to push her back into...