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 suddenly

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

even listed the kindergarten

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

never seen before and was dazzled by the wealth

was when he set

"risking his life to save her" story?

had been no heroic

staged act

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

was, he began living it up,

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

day, living off Ellie's money

never noticed—until the car accident

nothing in his past that indicated

what was really going on

the South family make him

thoughtfully before responding, "You 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

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