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,

her way to Katie’s grave.

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

so much hatred toward Dad, didn’t you? But now, there’s no need for that because

away as

only

Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt

tombstone. T

while, Reuben let out a sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Shenton is truly

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

“Have you found out who

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

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displeasure manifested as a frown. “What I

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben

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

is still searching for information from that year. It will take some

reported.

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

“Your father is coming to Angelbay

“Then I’ll go the day

“Got it…”

noticed Caroliné standing

warning, she

cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling out

voice grew hoarse, but

the door swung

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

pouted and

you do is cry all day long! What

ponytail, was consumed by

it forcefully at the

stuff your mouth

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

ponytailed girl stormed

to teach you

shouted at the top of her lungs, suddenly

panted heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she

had dreamt once again of that pitiful girl being subjected to

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

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

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Claiming

spun around and found the phone.

the screen, a frown

forehead.

in

shrugged off the blanket and quietly

bated breath, she awaited the caller’s

Is this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

flutter with unease. “What’s going

that your father passed away at the prison at 3.52 AM.

voice informed her solemnly.

mind went blank, a wave

he’s dead?” she murmured in

phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense

harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny

the family during her childhood.

up in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the

everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she

news. Without hesitation, he

the

her way to claim Bradley’s

by injuries, tears

the door, silently observing her anguish. His own pain became

bear.

guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as

guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in the

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knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would

emerged from the room, her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached

eyes, Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes

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