For Barrett, Zoe had always seemed dispensable over the years.

Because she was always within reach, always within his sight, Barrett never felt that she was particularly important.

Or perhaps he had never really pondered the question of Zoe's importance.

When he woke up after a year of coma following the car accident, so many things had changed.

Jacey had left, Beckett had left, his father's mistress had entered the Smith household, and there had been drastic changes in the Smith family Group.

Everything had changed, but Zoe hadn't.

Barrett remembered that when he woke up after a year of coma, the first person he saw was her.

Just like...