Zoe clenched the blanket beneath her tightly, suppressing any sound.

The recorder captured her cries and pleas from the depths of her despair last night, intertwined with Barrett's icy, enraged outbursts.

Thankfully, it had all been recorded clearly, laying bare the truth about Barrett's coercion and harm towards her.

Even if Barrett later tried to justify his actions as alcohol-induced, persistent habits of substance abuse and perpetration of domestic violence while intoxicated could still be grounds for divorce.

Moreover, given that Barrett and Zoe were currently in the midst of a mutual divorce agreement, any forced intimacy between spouses could be deemed marital rape.

Of course, if Zoe could gather...