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

trail had

It turned out that during this time, he had someone investigate Darien's

incredibly detailed—it even listed the kindergarten Darien

from a small rural town who worked hard in school and made it to college,

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

when he set his sights on

his life to save

no heroic effort

staged act by him and

detailing how he had gradually manipulated Ellie, pushing

was, he began living it up, meeting Mollie Francis

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

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

noticed—until

was nothing in his past that indicated anything strange

what was really going

turned to Erin and asked, "How did the South

keep assuming the South family is behind this. But have you ever considered the possibility that Ellie'd 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 Ellie and planning to kill her… and it just so happened that the timing fit

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