Returning to the room, Barrett replied in a subdued tone, "Since you've come to ask, you must know the truth."

Lucas sighed, "It's truly unbelievable. She fell from such a high cliff back then, into that icy, deep sea, and yet she managed to survive."

Barrett sat on the sofa, pouring himself a cup of tea and then one for Lucas as well.

Zoe had cheated death, but Barrett remembered vividly the day two years ago when he kidnapped Molly and forced Christopher to come, receiving news that Zoe had died at sea. Even now, after many years had passed, recalling that moment still sent shivers down his spine. The...