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.”
Keira frowned. “Then what's going on?”
It felt like the trail had suddenly gone cold.
Just then, Lewis entered the room and handed Keira his phone. It turned out that during this time, he had someone investigate Darien's background.
The report was incredibly detailed—it even listed the kindergarten Darien had attended.
From what they gathered, Darien 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 family.
But once 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 girls at school.
That was when he set his sights on Ellie.
The whole “risking his life to save her” story? All fake!
There had been no heroic effort at all.
It was a carefully staged act by him and his friends.
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