Barrett left the bedroom early, and Zoe quietly got up.

She knew Rachel had come downstairs, and Zoe was naturally aware of the whole ordeal orchestrated by Penelope.

Last night, she had put on a good performance for Barrett, first crying and causing a scene in the backyard of Penelope's mansion, then staging a suicide attempt after Barrett brought her to Willowbrook Villa.

As the act went on, even she started to believe it a little. After all, the drama was fake, but some of the words and emotions were real.

Like accusing Barrett of killing her child and expressing the agony she felt when she was told she had...