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

the trail

Lewis entered the room and handed Keira his phone. It turned out that during this time, he had someone investigate

was incredibly detailed—it even listed the kindergarten

gathered, Darien seemed like an ordinary person, a kid from a small rural town who worked hard

world he'd never seen before and

he set his sights

whole "risking his life to save her" story?

had been no heroic

carefully staged act by

uncovered conversations between Darien and his buddies, detailing how he had gradually

he began living

trying to impress him, which made Darien feel superior—something

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

noticed—until the car

his past that

really going

turned to Erin and asked, "How did the South family make him call Ellie at

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

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