Darien looked stunned when he heard that.

He glanced at Keira, confused, and asked, "Nine fifty-five? I don't really get what you mean…"

Keira immediately pressed, "I'm asking why you called her to come out at exactly 9:55!"

Darien seemed even more confused. "Did I? I didn't even notice."

He pulled out his phone, checked his call log, and sure enough—it showed he had made the call at 9:55.

Looking baffled, he muttered, "I just called randomly. I had no idea what time it was."

His expression was sincere, not like someone trying to lie.

Still, Keira glanced over at Erin, just to be sure.

"What are you looking at me for?" Erin asked, raising an eyebrow.

Keira replied, "Check if he's been hypnotized."

"Oh," Erin said, stepping closer to check Darien's pupils. After a quick look, she shook her head. "Nope, nothing."

"Then what's

the trail had suddenly gone

his phone. It turned out that during this time, he

report was incredibly detailed—it even listed

like an ordinary person, a kid from a small rural town who worked hard in school and

got to college, he was exposed to a world he'd never seen before and was dazzled by the wealth around him. He started dating rich girls

set his sights

"risking his life to

had been no heroic effort

a carefully staged act by him

uncovered conversations between Darien and his buddies, detailing how he had gradually manipulated Ellie, pushing her

realized how forgiving she was, he began

Darien feel superior—something he didn't experience with Ellie. He created the

Darien hadn't worked a day, living off Ellie's money while enjoying a lavish lifestyle

noticed—until the car accident

in his past that indicated anything

was really going on

and asked, "How did the

Cobb family—someone out to destroy them—and it has nothing to do with the South family. Maybe the real enemy is just toying with Ellie and planning to kill her… and it just so happened that the timing fit with what the South

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