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.

care of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased a

and made her way to Katie’s

and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed

Dad, didn’t you? But now,

away

only

and Reuben quietly observed

tombstone. T

sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Shenton

clouded with gloom, revealing the depths

Evan inquired, “Have you found

dealing with is cunning. Every time

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as a frown. “What I want

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben replied

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

information from that year. It will take some

reported.

cigarette, Evan made a decision. ‘I’ll go there tomorrow.”

Jordan, Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming

his face. “Then

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné

she

his cigarette aside

“Caroline!”

cartoon pictures, a girl

repeatedly calling out for

until her voice grew hoarse, but

door swung open.

the doorway, only to

She pouted and

is cry all day long! What a

hair tied in a ponytail, was

it forcefully at the girl on the bed.

stuff your

at the girl

dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her

going to teach you

at the

panted heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

dreamt once again of that pitiful girl being subjected

a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline

her head and saw Lily rushing out of the

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Claiming

and

on the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

her in the middle of the

and quietly slipped

call. With bated breath, she awaited

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

Prison?”

flutter with

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

tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

mind went blank, a wave

he’s dead?” she

Caroline lowered the phone, her eyes filled

Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships he endured while

for the family during

up in her chest, she

happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense of

next morning, Evan received the same news. Without hesitation,

in the early hours.

her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless body.

face, marred by injuries, tears welled up in Caroline’s

her anguish. His own pain became

bear.

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

sighed heavily. “There was an altercation

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compensation for her father’s life would

of emotion. She approached Evan

at her intently. The extreme

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