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.

taken care of all the necessary arrangements,

and made her way to Katie’s

down slowly. In a soft murmur, she

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

away as well.”

the only one

and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as

tombstone. T

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

silent, his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing

you found out who was responsible?”

his head. “Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time we uncover a clue, it’s swiftly erased.”

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displeasure manifested as a frown.

Mr. Jordan,” Reuben

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

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

reported.

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

“Your father is

his face. “Then I’ll go the day after tomorrow.”

“Got it…”

Reuben spoke, he noticed

warning, she

tossing his cigarette aside and rushing to her side.

“Caroline!”

girl huddled on the bed, clutching her

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling out for her mother.

her voice grew hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

door swung open.

on the doorway, only to find a few girls

She pouted

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

hair tied in a ponytail, was consumed

forcefully at the girl on the

stuff your mouth

glared at the girl in a ponytail with a deep sense

girl stormed toward her, raising her fists

to teach you

Stop hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of her

her eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

that pitiful girl being subjected to violence.

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

her head and saw Lily rushing out of the room, brimming with

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and

the screen, a frown involuntarily creased her

forehead.

in the middle of the

shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped

breath, she awaited the caller’s

Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

flutter with unease. “What’s going on?”

regret to inform you that your father passed away at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please come

body tomorrow,” the voice

wave of disbelief crashing over her.

dead?” she murmured in disbelief.

her eyes filled with

resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships

family during her

up in her chest, she

happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered,

Evan received the same news. Without hesitation, he rushed to

in the early

by a prison guard, Caroline made her way to

by injuries, tears welled up in

outside the door, silently observing her anguish. His own pain became too difficult to

bear.

grew icy as he

prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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compensation for her father’s life would

devoid of emotion. She approached

her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a

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