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

felt like the trail had

entered the room and handed Keira his phone. It turned out

even listed

ordinary person, a kid from a small rural town who worked hard in school and made it

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

when he set his sights

life to save her" story?

had been no heroic effort

a carefully staged act

his buddies, detailing how he had gradually manipulated

he realized how forgiving she was, he began living it

made Darien feel superior—something he didn't experience with Ellie.

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

Ellie never noticed—until

was nothing in his past that

really going on

did the South family make him call Ellie at

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 with what the

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