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 a bouquet of

way to

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

Dad, didn’t you? But

away as

only

the distance, both Evan and Reuben quietly

tombstone. T

Reuben let out a sigh and remarked,

with gloom, revealing the depths

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you

“Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time

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manifested as a frown. “What I

Jordan,” Reuben replied

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

still searching for information from that year. It will take

reported.

cigarette, Evan made

“Your father is coming to

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

“Got it…”

noticed Caroliné

warning, she

cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

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

relentlessly, repeatedly calling out for

hoarse,

door swung open.

doorway, only to

pouted and shrunk back.

again. All you do is cry all

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

hurled it forcefully at the girl on the

cry again, I’ll stuff your mouth with

glared at the girl in a ponytail with a deep

girl stormed toward her, raising her fists and striking

to teach you

at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes

again of that pitiful girl being subjected

a familiar voice

saw Lily rushing out of the

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and

number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily creased

forehead.

in the middle of the

shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of

breath, she awaited the

this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

with

at the prison at 3.52 AM. Please

tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

a wave of disbelief crashing

she murmured in

lowered the phone, her eyes filled with

Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships he endured

for the family during her childhood.

in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

to happen so suddenly?‘ she

same news. Without

in the early hours.

Caroline made her way to claim Bradley’s

by injuries, tears welled

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

bear.

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

sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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brow. He knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would be meaningless

emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with

stared at her intently. The extreme calmness in

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