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

and made her way

down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother,

you? But now, there’s no need for that because

away

only one

distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline

tombstone. T

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

his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the depths of his emotions.

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out who was responsible?”

with is cunning. Every time we uncover a

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manifested as a frown. “What

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben

it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about

from that year.

reported.

cigarette, Evan made a

“Your father is coming to Angelbay City

“Then I’ll go the day after

“Got it…”

Reuben spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing unsteadily.

warning, she suddenly

his cigarette aside and rushing to

“Caroline!”

a room adorned with cartoon pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her knees tightly.

repeatedly calling out for her

grew hoarse, but her

the door swung open.

gaze fixed on the doorway, only to find a few

room. She pouted and shrunk

crying again. All you do is cry

tied in a ponytail, was consumed by anger.

forcefully at the girl on the

I’ll stuff your mouth with towels.

girl in a ponytail with a deep sense of injustice.

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

going to teach you a lesson, you jinx!”

shouted at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting awake.

her eyes as she stared at the

had dreamt once again of that pitiful

familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline

and saw Lily rushing out of the room,

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Claiming a

spun around and found the phone.

displayed on the screen, a frown

forehead.

it calling her in the middle of the night?

off the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room

With bated breath, she awaited the

Is this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

flutter with

that your father passed away at the

the voice

mind went blank, a wave of disbelief

dead?” she murmured in

eyes filled with an overwhelming sense of

toward Bradley, she couldn’t

the family during

welling up in her chest, she weakly collapsed

everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense of turmoil gripping her.

news. Without

Caroline in the early hours.

made her way to claim

her father’s face, marred by injuries,

observing her anguish.

bear.

guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as

sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in the prison, and Bradley

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that seeking compensation for

Caroline emerged from the room, her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke

The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a somber

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