Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 190

Dylan buttoned up his shirt and gave Clara a soft nudge. "Hey, why don't you give the Bradford family a call? They're worried something might've happened to you."

His words cut through the uneasy silence, and Clara felt a wave of relief wash over her. She quickly reached for her phone, but she wasn't exactly tight with the Bradfords. Ryan was probably out cold, so she wasn't sure who to ring up.

Over in the hospital room, Naomi was a mess, crying her heart out beside Ryan's bed. "What's going on here? Have the cops figured out who did this?"

Quinn wrapped an arm around her. "Mom, let's wait for Ryan to come to. It was her car, and we still can't find her."

Naomi paused, looking even more worn out. "Whenever Clara's involved, things go south. First, she stressed her granddad to death. She's always butting heads with you. And now Ryan's almost gone because of her. I just can't..."

and Ryan were close. She wouldn't have done anything on purpose. Clara's missing, so let's not jump to conclusions. We'll wait

was law in the

and those folks were probably long gone

Clara was out of

the door swung open, revealing Simon. Simon's eyes swept the room, worry etched all over his face. "Where's Clara? It was her car that got hit. Was she with Ryan? Where

"The police are on it, but the footage showed those guys chasing after my sister. What's gonna happen to her? They had knives, Simon! They meant

Quinn reeled from the slap,

but the thought of Clara being gone gnawed at him. "Quinn, stop it. We haven't