Trapped in Love

Chapter 62

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 purchased

and made her way to Katie’s

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

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

passed away

only

quietly observed Caroline as

tombstone. T

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

remained silent, his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the

Evan inquired, “Have you found

is cunning. Every time

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a frown. “What I

Mr. Jordan,”

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

from

reported.

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

reminded, “Your father is coming

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

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing unsteadily.

warning, she suddenly collapsed.

exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside

“Caroline!”

a girl huddled

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling out for her mother.

hoarse,

the door

doorway, only to find a few girls her age

She pouted and shrunk

do is cry all day long! What

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

forcefully at the girl

cry again, I’ll stuff your mouth with towels.

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

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

to teach you a

hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of her

panted heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared

had dreamt once again of that pitiful

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

saw Lily rushing out of

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Claiming

and found

unfamiliar number displayed on the

forehead.

calling her in the

blanket and quietly slipped out

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

is Angelbay Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

started to flutter with unease. “What’s going

at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please come to

body tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

mind went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing

dead?” she murmured in

lowered the phone, her eyes filled with

couldn’t deny the hardships

the family during her

pain welling up in her chest, she

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

morning, Evan received the same news. Without

in the

a prison guard, Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless

injuries, tears welled up

observing her anguish. His own pain became too

bear.

voice grew icy as he demanded,

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

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knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would

Caroline emerged from the room, her expression devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank

The extreme calmness in her eyes

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