Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 102

Simon's mom had tried to set Clara up on a dinner date with Nate, but Clara

managed to give them the slip. When the bodyguard mentioned seeing a specific car picking Clara up, Simon found it hard to believe Dylan would have done such a thing. Dylan couldn't stand Clara, so what was going on?

Over the next few days, Simon's gut was telling him something was up, especially after seeing Clara willingly share an elevator ride with Dylan. Simon couldn't get a straight answer from Clara, and asking Dylan directly felt too risky. So, he turned to Colton for some insider info.

Colton was Richard's cousin, and Richard was tight with Dylan. If anyone knew anything, it might be Colton. "Hey, Colton, did Richard ever mention if Dylan had a thing for someone while he was overseas?" Simon asked.

For two years, Dylan had gone radio silent, but surely Richard had seen him. At Dylan's age, most guys in their circle had a string of flings. Dylan was eerily quiet on that front.

in a funk because Quinn was about to get hitched. He answered without much enthusiasm, "Dylan? Yeah, I think he's been

you? Did Richard say that himself?" If Richard said it, it had to be

was Richard. He said, 'Dylan, are you really staying loyal to that girl?

time? But there hadn't been a girl in sight. Was it because she was long gone

was onto something big. No one, even Dylan, was above experiencing heartbreak. He immediately thought of the Dawson family. Jackson Dawson was a buddy of Dylan's, and years ago, Shelly Dawson was kidnapped and murdered. Rumor had it Dylan was close to her, and even visited her

death was huge back then. It never crossed Simon's mind that she might be Dylan's lost love. Feeling like he'd cracked the case, Simon dug up an old news article. Sure enough, it

at a distance, Dylan must've really cared for Shelly to be so open about it. Feeling smug, Simon shared

love? It was all over the news back then. He went to the cemetery for a week straight. Oh,

intrigued, clicked on the news link. The media had captured