Chapter 62 Claiming a Body

Caroline spun around and found the phone.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily creased her

forehead.

Who was it calling her in the middle of the night?

Compelled by curiosity, she shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room to

answer the call. With bated breath, she awaited the caller’s introduction.

“Hello? Is this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the voice on the other end revealed.

Prison?”

Caroline’s heart started to flutter with unease. “What’s going on?”

I regret to inform you that your father passed away at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please come to claim.

his body tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

Caroline’s mind went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing over her.

“Bradley… he’s dead?” she murmured in disbelief.

Slowly, Caroline lowered the phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense of shock.

Despite harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships he endured while

caring for the family during her childhood.

Suppressing the pain welling up in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

‘Why does everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping her.

The next morning, Evan received the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to the prison

alongside Caroline in the early hours.

Guided by a prison guard, Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless body.

Upon seeing her father’s face, marred by injuries, tears welled up in Caroline’s eyes uncontrollably.

Evan stood outside the door, silently observing her anguish. His own pain became too difficult to

bear.

Turning to the prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he demanded, “Who did this?”

The prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in the prison, and Bradley was beaten

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Evan furrowed his brow. He knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would be meaningless

After a while, Caroline emerged from the room, her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for driving me here.”

Narrowing his eyes, Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a somber

shadow over his own.

“Caroline…” Evan called out to heri

“Thank you. You can leave now,” Caroline interrupted, her lips pursed. “I can handle it.”

Evan fell silent, his gaze fixed on her for a moment before he turned around and departed.

A funeral home car arrived promptly Caroline joined them, and together they headed to the

crematorium. 1

With no friends or relatives to bid him farewell, Bradley’s funeral was simple and understated.

While waiting for the cremation to conclude, Caroline reached out to the cemetery.

Once the cremation was over, Caroline received Bradley’s ashes and proceeded to the cemetery for

his burial.

the necessary arrangements,

her way to

the tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother, “Mom, are you at

you?

passed away as well.”

I’m the only one left…”

Reuben quietly observed

tombstone. T

out a sigh and remarked, “Mr.

remained silent, his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the depths of

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out who was

his head. “Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time we uncover a clue, it’s swiftly erased.”

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manifested as a frown. “What I want is results.”

Jordan,” Reuben replied

averted his gaze, retrieving a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about the orphanage?

for information from that

reported.

the ash off his cigarette, Evan made

is coming to Angelbay City tomorrow.”

on his face. “Then I’ll go the

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné

she suddenly

tossing his cigarette aside and rushing to her side.

“Caroline!”

cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling

grew hoarse, but her

door

straightened up, her gaze fixed on the doorway, only to find a few girls her

She pouted and shrunk back.

crying again. All you do is cry all day long! What a

hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed by

and hurled it forcefully at the girl on

I’ll stuff your mouth with

at the girl in a ponytail

girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and striking

going to teach you a lesson, you

Stop hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of her lungs,

eyes as she stared at the

had dreamt once again of that pitiful girl being subjected

awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed,

head and saw Lily rushing out of the room, brimming with excitement.

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62 Claiming

spun around and found the phone.

displayed on the screen, a

forehead.

calling her in the

and quietly slipped out

breath, she awaited the caller’s introduction.

Prison,” the voice on the other end revealed.

Prison?”

heart started to flutter with unease. “What’s going

at

body tomorrow,” the voice

wave of disbelief crashing

dead?” she

filled with an overwhelming sense

resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t

family

in her chest,

so suddenly?‘ she wondered,

morning, Evan received the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed

Caroline in the

prison guard, Caroline made her way

face, marred by injuries, tears welled up

door, silently observing her anguish. His own pain became too difficult

bear.

grew icy as he demanded, “Who did this?”

guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in the prison, and Bradley was beaten

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brow. He knew that seeking compensation for

approached Evan

Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in

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