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."

frowned. "Then

felt like the trail had

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

even listed the kindergarten Darien had

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

world he'd never seen before and was dazzled by the wealth around him.

he set

whole "risking his life to save her" story? All

been no heroic effort

act by him and his

uncovered conversations between Darien and his buddies, detailing how

he realized how forgiving she was, he began living it up,

mistook him for a rich 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, deceiving Ellie

day, living off Ellie's money while enjoying a lavish lifestyle with

Ellie never noticed—until

nothing in his past that indicated anything strange about

what was really

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

been hypnotized to follow Darien's lead? Maybe this 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

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