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 bouquet of

her way to

tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother, “Mom, are you at peace in heaven?

didn’t you? But

away as

only

both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she

tombstone. T

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

gloom, revealing the depths of his

moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out

person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every

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a frown. “What I

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben

cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. After

from that

reported.

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

reminded, “Your father is coming

surfaced on his face. “Then I’ll go the day

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing

she suddenly collapsed.

Evan exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her knees tightly.

calling out

hoarse, but her

door

fixed on the doorway,

room. She pouted and shrunk back.

again. All you do is cry all day

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

forcefully at the girl on the

again, I’ll stuff your mouth

glared at the girl in a ponytail with a deep sense

the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and

you a lesson, you jinx!”

at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting awake.

in her eyes

again of that pitiful

awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline

Lily rushing out of

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and

on the screen, a frown involuntarily creased her

forehead.

calling her in the middle of the

curiosity, she shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room to

call. With bated breath,

this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the

Prison?”

with unease. “What’s going

that your father passed away at

tomorrow,” the voice informed her

wave of

she

Caroline lowered the phone, her eyes filled with

harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny the

family during

her chest,

does everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense

same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to the prison

in the early hours.

her

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

stood outside 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

an altercation in the prison, and Bradley was

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

approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for driving

his eyes, Evan stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a somber

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