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.

care of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline

made her way to Katie’s grave.

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

didn’t you? But now, there’s no need for that

passed away

the only one

distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as

tombstone. T

and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Shenton

with gloom,

you found out who was responsible?”

dealing with is cunning. Every time we uncover a clue, it’s swiftly

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manifested as a frown. “What

Jordan,” Reuben

lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about the orphanage? Any news?”

from that year. It will

reported.

off his cigarette, Evan made

is coming to

surfaced on his face. “Then I’ll go the day after

“Got it…”

he noticed Caroliné standing unsteadily.

she suddenly collapsed.

exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and rushing

“Caroline!”

girl huddled on the bed,

relentlessly, repeatedly calling out

her voice grew hoarse, but

the door

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

pouted and shrunk

All you do is cry all day long! What

hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed

hurled it forcefully at the

stuff

the girl in a ponytail with a

glare at me! How dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward

teach you a lesson, you

hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of her

in her eyes

again of that

awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back to

Lily rushing out of the room, brimming with excitement.

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62 Claiming

spun around and

the unfamiliar number displayed on the

forehead.

was it calling her in the middle

shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out

breath, she awaited the caller’s introduction.

This is Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

with unease. “What’s

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

body tomorrow,” the voice

blank, a wave

she

phone, her eyes filled with

she couldn’t deny the hardships

for the family

in her chest, she weakly collapsed

happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping her.

news. Without hesitation, he rushed

Caroline in the early hours.

guard, Caroline made her way

her father’s face, marred by injuries, tears welled up in

door, silently observing her anguish.

bear.

prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he

heavily. “There was an altercation in

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He knew that seeking compensation for her

of emotion. She approached Evan

The extreme calmness in

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