Uncle Martin came along with Barrett and witnessed everything. Seeing Barrett unwilling to give up, he stepped forward to intervene.

He kindly advised, "Sir, it's late. Let's go back first. Miss Taylor needs to rest too."

Barrett was reluctant to leave, his gaze fixed on Zoe, who looked extremely pale.

When he looked over, she was glaring at him with a defensive and disgusted expression.

Initially, Zoe was about to go inside directly with Alex. But with no one else in the villa now, she worried that Penelope might get into a conflict with Barrett and accidentally get hurt.

Barrett could clearly feel her resistance. He tried to explain, "Zoe,...