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.

the necessary arrangements, Caroline

and made her way to Katie’s

gently placed the flowers against the tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother,

Dad, didn’t you? But

passed away as

only

Reuben quietly observed Caroline

tombstone. T

sigh and remarked, “Mr. Jordan,

eyes clouded with gloom, revealing

Evan inquired, “Have you

is cunning. Every time we uncover a clue, it’s swiftly

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displeasure manifested as a frown. “What I want is

Jordan,”

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

new director is still searching for information from that year. It

reported.

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

Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming to Angelbay City

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

“Got it…”

he noticed Caroliné

she

his cigarette aside and rushing to

“Caroline!”

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

calling out for her mother.

her voice grew hoarse, but her mother

the door

straightened up, her gaze fixed on the doorway, only

She pouted

All you do is cry all day long! What

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

forcefully at

I’ll stuff your mouth

but she glared at the girl in a ponytail with

the ponytailed girl

you a lesson, you

the top of her

lingering in her eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

dreamt once again of that pitiful girl being subjected to

is awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting Caroline back

turned her head and saw Lily rushing out

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62 Claiming a Body

and found the phone.

on the screen, a

forehead.

it calling her in

the blanket and quietly slipped out of

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

Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

to flutter with unease.

father passed away at the

voice informed

went blank, a wave

he’s dead?” she murmured in

phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming

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

for the family during her

pain welling up in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto

to happen so suddenly?‘ she

morning, Evan received the same news. Without

the

guard, Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s

marred by injuries, tears welled up

silently observing her anguish. His own pain became too difficult

bear.

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

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

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compensation for her father’s life would

approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for driving me here.”

The extreme calmness in her eyes cast

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