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.

all the necessary arrangements,

made her way to

placed the flowers against the tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur,

Dad, didn’t you? But

passed away

the only

both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt before

tombstone. T

out a sigh and

with gloom, revealing the depths of his

inquired, “Have you found out who

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

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manifested as a frown. “What I

Jordan,” Reuben

averted his gaze, retrieving a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag, he

for information from that

reported.

off his cigarette, Evan made

Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming

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

“Got it…”

noticed

warning, she suddenly collapsed.

his cigarette aside and rushing to her

“Caroline!”

adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her knees tightly.

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling

until her voice grew hoarse, but her

the door swung open.

on the doorway, only to find a

pouted and shrunk back.

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

ponytail, was consumed by anger. She

and hurled it forcefully at the girl on

stuff your mouth with towels.

the girl

the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her fists

to teach you a lesson, you

at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting

panted heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

of that pitiful girl being subjected

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

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

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62 Claiming

around and found the phone.

the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

in the middle of the night?

the blanket and

bated breath, she

is Angelbay Prison,” the voice on

Prison?”

with unease. “What’s

your father passed away at the prison at 3.52 AM.

tomorrow,” the voice informed her

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

she murmured in

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

couldn’t

the family during

the pain welling up in her chest, she

she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping her.

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

the early

prison guard, Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s

father’s face, marred by injuries, tears welled

observing her anguish. His

bear.

grew icy as he demanded, “Who did

was an altercation in the prison,

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that seeking compensation for her father’s life would be

her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for driving me

stared at her intently. The

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