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.

taken care of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased

made her way to

slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her

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

away

the only one

distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline

tombstone. T

sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Shenton

clouded with gloom,

Evan inquired, “Have you found

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

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a frown. “What

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben

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

still searching for information from that year.

reported.

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

is coming to

frustration surfaced on his face. “Then I’ll go the day after tomorrow.”

“Got it…”

he noticed Caroliné

she suddenly collapsed.

cigarette aside and rushing to her side.

“Caroline!”

room adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her

relentlessly, repeatedly calling out

voice grew hoarse, but her

door swung

on the doorway, only

room. She pouted

crying again. All you do is cry

hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed by

hurled it forcefully at the girl on the bed.

again, I’ll stuff your mouth with towels.

girl in a ponytail

me! How dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward

you

Caroline shouted at the top of her lungs, suddenly

eyes as she

once again of that pitiful

a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline

head and saw Lily rushing

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spun around and found the

number displayed on the screen, a

forehead.

it calling her in the

off the blanket and quietly slipped out

the call. With bated breath, she awaited the

is Angelbay Prison,” the voice on the other end revealed.

Prison?”

with unease. “What’s

away at the

tomorrow,” the voice informed her

a wave of disbelief crashing over her.

she murmured in

eyes filled with

couldn’t deny

for the family during her childhood.

up in her chest, she weakly

suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense

the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed

Caroline in the

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

by injuries, tears

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

bear.

the prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he demanded, “Who

“There was an altercation in the prison, and Bradley

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seeking compensation for her father’s

emerged from the room, her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan

at her intently. The extreme calmness

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