Barrett had noticed Zoe wearing headphones like this before, but hadn't paid much attention to it at the time. Now, seeing it again, it suddenly reminded him of several odd occurrences lately.

For instance, whenever he spoke to Zoe, especially when lying in bed together with his voice lowered, she often would turn her head impatiently, asking him to repeat himself.

A strange thought occurred to him, but upon reflection, nothing significant had happened recently, so that possibility seemed unlikely.

Suppressing his annoyance, Barrett waited for Zoe to finish her call. However, he couldn't shake off the image of the dangling headphone wire beside her.

Zoe consulted with Rachel and...