As Zoe and Ryan departed the hospital, dawn broke, casting a dim light over the scene. It was around four or five in the morning, and the hospital was shrouded in thick, damp fog.

Ryan had parked in the outdoor lot upon arriving, and now he walked with Zoe toward the car.

The air was chilly, and noticing Zoe shiver, he draped his coat over her shoulders.

Then he remembered that Barrett's coat was still at his villa; just recently, Barrett had wrapped Zoe in it when he brought her home.

Ryan found it somewhat ironic that after such a significant event, Penelope and the Wells family remained lost in...