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.

of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased a

made her way

slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother, “Mom, are you at peace

so much hatred toward Dad, didn’t you? But now,

away

the only one

the distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly

tombstone. T

out a sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan, Miss

remained silent, his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out

we’re dealing with is cunning. Every

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manifested as a frown. “What

Jordan,”

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

information from that year. It will take some time,”

reported.

Evan made a decision.

father is coming to Angelbay

his face. “Then I’ll go the

“Got it…”

noticed Caroliné standing unsteadily.

she suddenly

exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

a room adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the

repeatedly calling out

hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

the door

fixed on the doorway, only to

She pouted and

again. All you do is cry all day long! What a jinx!”

a ponytail, was consumed

forcefully at the girl on

stuff

at the girl in a ponytail with a deep sense

ponytailed girl stormed

you a lesson,

at the

eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

again of that

a familiar voice

saw Lily rushing out of the room, brimming

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around and found the phone.

on the screen, a frown involuntarily creased her

forehead.

in

blanket and quietly slipped out of

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

Prison,”

Prison?”

with unease. “What’s

father passed away at the prison at 3.52

body tomorrow,” the voice

went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing over her.

she murmured

her eyes filled with an overwhelming

resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny

family during

chest, she weakly collapsed

to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping

received the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to

in the early

a prison guard, Caroline made her way to claim

face, marred by injuries, tears welled up

door, silently observing her anguish. His

bear.

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

altercation in the prison, and Bradley

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

her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for

her intently. The

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