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

felt like the trail had suddenly

then, Lewis entered the room and handed Keira his phone. It turned

incredibly detailed—it even listed the

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

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

set his

whole "risking his life to

been no

carefully staged act

buddies, detailing how he had

began living it up, meeting Mollie Francis along

heir, constantly trying to impress him, which made Darien feel superior—something he didn't experience with Ellie. He created the illusion that Mollie was his fiancée,

a day, living off Ellie's money while enjoying

noticed—until

in his past

what was really going on

asked, "How did the South family make him call Ellie

someone targeting the Cobb family—someone out to destroy them—and

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