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 arrangements, Caroline

and made her way to

a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother,

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

away as

I’m the only one left…”

Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt

tombstone. T

let out a sigh and remarked, “Mr.

gloom, revealing the depths

you found out who was

with is

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as a frown.

Jordan,” Reuben

pocket and lighting it.

for information from that year. It will take some time,”

reported.

off his cigarette, Evan made a

father is coming to Angelbay City

“Then I’ll go

“Got it…”

Reuben spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing

she suddenly

cigarette aside

“Caroline!”

pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching

relentlessly, repeatedly calling out for her

until her voice grew hoarse,

the door swung open.

fixed on the doorway,

She pouted and shrunk back.

again. All you do is cry all day

her hair tied in a ponytail, was

and hurled it forcefully at the girl

stuff

but she glared at the girl in a

the ponytailed girl stormed toward her,

teach you a lesson, you

the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at

once again of that pitiful girl being

familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back to

turned her head and saw Lily rushing out of the room,

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Claiming a

around and found the

on the screen, a frown

forehead.

it calling her in the middle of

she shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of the

call. With bated breath, she awaited the caller’s introduction.

this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the voice on the other

Prison?”

started to flutter with unease. “What’s going on?”

father passed away at

the voice informed

blank, a wave of disbelief crashing

she murmured in

phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming

harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny

the family during her childhood.

her chest, she weakly collapsed

so suddenly?‘ she

Evan received the same news. Without hesitation,

in the

prison guard, Caroline made her

marred by injuries,

outside the door, silently observing her anguish.

bear.

to the prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he demanded, “Who did this?”

heavily. “There was an altercation

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furrowed his brow. He knew that seeking compensation

emotion. She approached

Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in

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