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 going

like the trail had

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

was incredibly detailed—it even listed

what they gathered, Darien seemed like an ordinary person, a kid from a small rural town who

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

was when he set his sights

whole "risking his life to save her"

no heroic effort

carefully staged act by him and his

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

began living it up, meeting Mollie

trying to impress him, which made Darien feel superior—something he didn't experience with

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

noticed—until the

past that indicated

really going on

turned to Erin and asked, "How did the South family

is someone targeting 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

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