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.

of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased a bouquet of

made her way to Katie’s grave.

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

you? But now, there’s no need for

passed away

I’m the only one

quietly

tombstone. T

Reuben let out a sigh and remarked, “Mr.

remained silent, his eyes clouded with gloom,

Evan inquired, “Have you found

“Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time we

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a frown. “What I want is

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben replied

a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about

still searching for information from that year. It will

reported.

off his cigarette, Evan made

father is coming to Angelbay City tomorrow.”

on his face. “Then

“Got it…”

Reuben spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing

she

aside and rushing to

“Caroline!”

cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her

repeatedly calling out for

grew hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

the door swung

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

pouted

again. All you do is cry all day

her hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed

at the girl on

cry again, I’ll stuff

girl stopped crying, but she glared at the girl

How dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and

teach you a lesson, you jinx!”

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

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at

again of that pitiful girl being subjected

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

saw Lily rushing

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Claiming a

spun around and found the

displayed on the screen, a

forehead.

in the

the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room to

the call. With bated breath, she

Prison,” the voice on

Prison?”

flutter with unease. “What’s

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

body tomorrow,” the voice

blank, a wave

she murmured in

her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense of

she couldn’t

for the family

the pain welling up in her chest, she weakly collapsed

does everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense

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

the early hours.

by a prison guard, Caroline made her way to

injuries,

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

bear.

Evan’s voice grew

was an altercation in

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seeking compensation for her father’s life would

devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached

Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness

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