After all, humans are social creatures, and the vast majority are unable to fend entirely for themselves.
When both of his parents had left the house, Zachary didn't stick around for long, heading straight for Madeline's cabin.
It must be said that Madeline truly had foresight, having chosen to live alone on the edge of the camp back when it was still small, rather than staying with Master Ye and the others.
The house that was once in a corner of the camp had now transformed into a hot commodity within the inner circle.
When Zachary arrived at Madeline's place, Madeline was still not awake. Zachary did not intend to wake him and simply sat down on a wooden chair in the living room.
As for why he entered the house without opening the door, it was simply because Madeline hadn't locked the door. Nowadays, there were no locks like before the catastrophe, and if you wanted to lock a door, you could only use a wooden latch like in ancient times.