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 purchased a bouquet

way to Katie’s

soft murmur, she addressed her departed

toward Dad, didn’t you? But

passed away as well.”

I’m the only

Evan and Reuben quietly

tombstone. T

and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss

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

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out

“Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time

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manifested as a frown. “What I

Jordan,” Reuben

lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked,

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

reported.

cigarette, Evan made a

Jordan, Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming to Angelbay

“Then I’ll go the day after tomorrow.”

“Got it…”

he noticed Caroliné

warning, she

exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl

relentlessly, repeatedly calling out for her mother.

until her voice grew hoarse, but her

the door

the doorway, only to find a few girls her age

She pouted and

crying again. All you do is cry

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

hurled it forcefully at the girl

you cry again, I’ll stuff your mouth

the girl in a ponytail with a deep sense of

girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and

teach you a lesson, you jinx!”

the top of

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as

that

familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back to

and saw Lily rushing out of

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spun around and

unfamiliar number displayed on the

forehead.

her in the middle of

shrugged off the blanket and quietly

breath, she awaited

Angelbay Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

with

passed away at the prison at

voice informed her

mind went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing over

dead?” she murmured in

phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense of

resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships he

the family during her

up in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

she wondered,

Evan received the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to

Caroline in the early

Caroline made her way to

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

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

bear.

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

prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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that seeking compensation for

approached Evan and

stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes

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