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

1/4

+15 BONUS

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.

all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased

and made her way to Katie’s

the tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she

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

passed away as

only one

and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt before the

tombstone. T

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

silent, his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the depths of his

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

is cunning. Every

+15 BONUS

manifested as a frown. “What I

Jordan,”

it. After taking a drag, he

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

reported.

the ash off his cigarette, Evan made a

father is coming

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

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing

warning, she

his cigarette aside and rushing

“Caroline!”

pictures, a girl huddled on the bed, clutching her

wept relentlessly, repeatedly calling out

grew hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

the door

straightened up, her gaze fixed on the doorway, only

She pouted and shrunk back.

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

in a ponytail, was

at the

I’ll stuff your mouth

girl in a ponytail with

dare glare at me! How dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed

teach you a

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

panted heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at

dreamt once again of that pitiful girl being subjected to violence.

awake!” a familiar voice exclaimed,

saw Lily rushing out of the room,

+15 BONUS

4/4

62 Claiming a Body

around and found

on the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

her in the middle of the night?

blanket and quietly slipped out

breath, she awaited the

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

Prison?”

heart started to flutter with

away at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please come to

tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

wave of disbelief crashing over her.

she murmured

Caroline lowered the phone, her eyes filled

toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny

family during her

up in her chest, she weakly collapsed

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

the same news. Without hesitation,

Caroline in the

Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless

her father’s face, marred by injuries, tears welled up in Caroline’s eyes uncontrollably.

silently observing her anguish. His

bear.

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

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

1/4

+15 BONUS

his brow. He knew that seeking compensation for her

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

The

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255