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, Caroline

her way to

a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother,

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

passed away as well.”

the only one left…”

distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as

tombstone. T

let out a sigh and

clouded with gloom, revealing the

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

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

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a frown. “What I

Mr. Jordan,”

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

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

reported.

his cigarette, Evan made a

father is coming to

his face. “Then I’ll go the day

“Got it…”

Reuben spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing unsteadily.

she suddenly collapsed.

his cigarette aside and rushing

“Caroline!”

pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her

repeatedly calling out for her mother.

her voice grew hoarse, but her

the door swung

doorway, only to find a

pouted and shrunk back.

cry all day long!

leader, with her hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed

and hurled it forcefully at

I’ll stuff

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

ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and striking

you

Caroline shouted at the top of her lungs,

lingering in her eyes as she stared

of that pitiful girl being subjected

Shenton is awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed,

Lily rushing out of the room, brimming with

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Claiming a

spun around and found the phone.

the unfamiliar number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily creased her

forehead.

it calling her in

blanket and

breath,

Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

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

your father passed away at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please come to

body tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

blank, a wave

she murmured

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

Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships

the family during

chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping

next morning, Evan received the same news.

Caroline in the early hours.

her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless

by injuries, tears

anguish. His own pain became

bear.

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

prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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that seeking compensation

She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you

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

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