Chapter 18

"I have a boyfriend now. His name is Dylan. He's an engineer at our building site," Hanna revealed.

The room buzzed with whispers.

Hanna was certain the news would spread quickly, putting an end to the rumors about her and Ethan.

***

It was time to go home, and Hanna was exhausted from work. They had rearranged a lot of equipment.

Hanna glanced at her phone and noticed numerous missed calls from an unknown number, along with several text messages.

She opened them and discovered that Lester was in jail—he had been arrested for shoplifting and was asking for help at the precinct.

Hanna suddenly felt a surge of stress. She hurried out of the building and almost collided with Dylan.

She grabbed his arm, nearly losing her balance in her rush.

"Oh, what's wrong?" he asked.

"My brother, Lester, is at the precinct. I need to go there now," she replied.

"Let's go. I'll come with you. The car's in the parking lot." He handed his report to a colleague and instructed him to give it to T