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

felt like the trail

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

incredibly detailed—it 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,

before and was dazzled by

when he set his sights

his life to save

no

staged act by

and his buddies, detailing how he had gradually manipulated Ellie, pushing her boundaries

how forgiving she was, he began living it up, meeting Mollie Francis along

impress him, which made Darien feel superior—something he didn't experience with Ellie. He created

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

Ellie never noticed—until the car accident

was nothing in his past that indicated

really going

to Erin and asked, "How did the South family make him

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

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