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 what's going

the trail had suddenly

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

even

a kid from a small rural town who worked

to a world he'd never seen before and was dazzled by the wealth around him. He started dating rich girls at

he set his

whole "risking his life to save her"

had been no heroic

staged act by

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

he began living it up, meeting Mollie Francis

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

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

never noticed—until

his past that indicated anything strange

was really

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

out to

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