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

like the trail

handed Keira his phone. It turned out that during this time, he had someone

even listed the kindergarten Darien

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

to a world he'd never seen before and was dazzled by the wealth

set

"risking his life to save

been no heroic

was a carefully staged act by him and

Darien and his buddies, detailing how he had

how forgiving she was, he began

feel superior—something he didn't experience with Ellie. He created the illusion that Mollie was

living off Ellie's money

Ellie never noticed—until the car

in his past that indicated anything strange about

really

the South family make him call Ellie at exactly

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

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