Uncle Martin chimed in from the front: "Sir, Mr. Wells has been seen going out these past few days, always with Miss Taylor by his side."

If only Barrett had paid more attention, he wouldn't have missed this detail.

He wouldn't have failed to realize that by directly calling the reporters to harass Penelope, the same fate would befall Zoe.

With over a dozen media outlets rushing over, large and small, the reporters, emboldened by their numbers, were now mingling freely among the crowd.

Alex and Penelope were in the front, intercepting the reporters, but the reporters persisted, squeezing forward while bombarding them with questions:

"Mr. Wells, can you answer...