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

and handed Keira his phone. It turned out

was incredibly detailed—it even listed the kindergarten Darien

a small rural town who worked hard in school and made it

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

he set his

whole "risking his life to

had been no

was a carefully staged act by him and

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

she was, he began living it up, meeting

a rich heir, constantly trying to impress him, which made Darien feel superior—something

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

never noticed—until the

past that indicated anything strange about

was really going on

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

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

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