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

way to

down slowly. In a soft

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

away as well.”

only one left…”

Evan and Reuben quietly

tombstone. T

Reuben let out a sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Shenton is truly

with gloom, revealing the depths of his

Evan inquired, “Have you found out who

we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time

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a frown. “What I want is results.”

Mr. Jordan,”

and lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about the orphanage? Any

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

reported.

off his cigarette, Evan made a

reminded, “Your father is coming

“Then I’ll go the

“Got it…”

he noticed

she suddenly

cigarette aside and rushing to

“Caroline!”

adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on

repeatedly calling out for

until her voice grew hoarse, but her mother never

the door swung open.

doorway, only to find

room. She pouted and shrunk back.

again. All you do is cry all day long!

in a ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed a doll from the

it forcefully at the girl on the bed.

again, I’ll stuff your mouth

girl stopped crying, but she glared at the girl in a

you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising

going to teach you a lesson,

the

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared

again of that pitiful girl being subjected to

familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back to reality.

her head and saw Lily rushing

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62 Claiming a

spun around and found

the screen, a frown involuntarily creased

forehead.

in the middle of

the blanket and quietly slipped out of

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

Angelbay Prison,” the voice on the other

Prison?”

heart started to flutter with unease.

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

the voice informed her solemnly.

went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing

he’s dead?” she murmured in disbelief.

the phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense

harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t

for the family during

in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

does everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she

the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to

the

guard, Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s

by injuries, tears welled up in Caroline’s

silently observing her anguish. His own

bear.

voice grew icy

altercation in the prison, and Bradley was beaten

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He knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would

of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached

The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a somber

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