Chapter 768

Liam Cooper was stunned.

He looked at Evelyn Ross blankly, his eyes filled with confusion. "What nine fifty-five? I... I don't understand what you're talking about..."

Evelyn pressed immediately. "The time you called to ask her out. Why was it specifically nine fifty-five?"

Liam himself was bewildered. "Was it nine fifty-five when I called? I didn't notice..."

As he spoke, he pulled out his phone and checked the call log.

The screen clearly showed the call had been made at exactly nine fifty-five.

Liam also wore a puzzled expression. "I just made the call casually. Why would I specifically check the time?"

His demeanor didn't seem fake.

But to be safe, Evelyn looked at Natalie Castillo.

Natalie raised an eyebrow. "Why look at me?"

Evelyn said, "Check if he's been hypnotized."

"Fine."

Natalie stepped forward and examined Liam's pupils carefully, then shook her head. "No."

Evelyn frowned deeply.

The trail seemed to have gone cold here.

At that moment, Alexander Vance walked in and handed her his phone.

It turned out he had already had someone investigate Liam's background during this time.

The information was terrifyingly detailed, even listing which kindergarten Liam had attended.

The records showed Liam was indeed an ordinary person.

He grew up in the countryside and only managed to get into university with his family's support.

In university, he saw the outside world for the first time and was instantly dazzled.

He started looking for wealthy girlfriends at school.

Until he set his sights on Mia Truman.

The whole life-saving act was fake.

It was a setup he arranged with a friend.

The records even had transcripts of his conversations with that friend.

Then, Liam began psychologically manipulating Mia step by step, constantly testing her limits.

After discovering Mia's limitless tolerance for him, he escalated.

He partied wildly outside and met Chloe Raymond.

Chloe mistakenly thought he was a rich heir and fawned over him.

This gave Liam the sense of superiority he couldn't find with Mia, satisfying him through Chloe.

So he fabricated the lie that Chloe was his fiancée, deceiving Mia.

In recent years, Liam hadn't held a job at all.

He spent his days squandering Mia's money.

He lived a lavish life with Chloe.

Mia remained completely in the dark.

Until yesterday's car accident...

Nothing in this past suggested anything unusual about Liam.

So, what exactly was going on?

Evelyn looked at Natalie. "How exactly did the Sterling Family make him call at nine fifty-five?"

Natalie stroked her chin. "You've always thought it was the Sterling Family, but is it possible this has nothing to do with them at all?"

She paused, then continued. "Mia was hypnotized to obey Liam. Maybe it's an enemy of the Truman Family playing tricks. Their goal was just to toy with Mia and then kill her... It's just a coincidence that the time happened to be ten o'clock, which the Sterling Family predicted..."

Evelyn pressed her lips together tightly.

Natalie grinned and leaned closer. "I know you don't believe in mysticism, but sometimes, facts are facts. At least, the trail has gone cold here with Liam."

She glanced at Mia. "Whoever targeted Mia just wanted to bring down the Truman Family. So they didn't care what time Liam called and didn't plant any hypnotic suggestion in him..."

She patted Evelyn's shoulder. "I know it's hard to accept, but you have to believe, if the Sterling Family didn't have this ability, how could they have survived for over a thousand years? The hidden wealth of the Sterling Family is beyond your imagination..."

Evelyn's frown deepened.

Alexander, standing nearby, spoke up. "The Sterling Family is indeed mysterious. For so many years, no one knows where they actually are. And the Sterling Family's prophecies have been circulating in high-level circles, never wrong so far. Evelyn, perhaps the Sterling Family really does have prophetic abilities?"

Evelyn's jaw tightened.

She never believed in such mystical nonsense.

But the current evidence forced her to consider it.

She took a deep breath.

Natalie looked at Mia. "This man, you deal with him as you see fit."

With that, she turned and walked out.

Evelyn, frowning, followed her out.

As she walked, she suddenly stopped.

"Wait!"