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.

necessary

and made her way

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

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

away

the only one left…”

Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt before the

tombstone. T

let out a sigh and remarked, “Mr.

with gloom,

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

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

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

Jordan,”

cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.

searching for information from that

reported.

ash off his cigarette, Evan made a decision. ‘I’ll

Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming to

face. “Then I’ll go

“Got it…”

noticed Caroliné

warning, she suddenly collapsed.

his cigarette aside and rushing to her side.

“Caroline!”

cartoon pictures, a girl huddled

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling out

grew hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

door

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

She pouted and shrunk

All you do is cry all day long!

in a ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed a doll from

and hurled it forcefully at

cry again, I’ll stuff your

stopped crying, but she glared at the girl in a ponytail with a deep sense of injustice.

girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and striking her head

you a lesson, you jinx!”

shouted at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting

lingering in her eyes as she stared at the

had dreamt once again of that pitiful

a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back to

her head and saw Lily rushing out of the room,

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around and

displayed on the screen, a

forehead.

calling her in the

and quietly slipped out of the room

bated breath, she awaited the caller’s

Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the

Prison?”

to flutter with unease. “What’s going

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

tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

went blank, a wave of

she murmured

phone, her eyes filled with an

Bradley, she couldn’t deny the

family during her

in her chest, she

she

next morning, Evan received the same news. Without

Caroline in the

made her way to claim Bradley’s

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

silently observing her anguish.

bear.

guard, Evan’s voice grew icy

prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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seeking compensation for her father’s life would be

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

Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a

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