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.

get hitched. He answered without much

"Seriously? Who told you? Did Richard say

to admit he wasn't exactly Richard's favorite. He'd overheard it by accident. "Yeah, it was Richard. He said, 'Dylan, are you really staying loyal to that girl? After

been in love all this time? But there hadn't been a girl in sight. Was it because

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

lost love. Feeling like he'd cracked the case, Simon dug up an old news article. Sure enough, it mentioned Dylan visiting the cemetery for a

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

Dylan's lost love? It was all over the news back then. He went to the cemetery for a week straight. Oh, and Miss Dawson even penned love poems for him. My

intrigued, clicked on the news link. The media had captured a shot of Dylan holding flowers,