Trapped in Love By Kitty Song

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.

Having taken care of all the necessary arrangements, Caroline purchased a bouquet of

chrysanthemums and made her way to Katie’s grave.

She gently placed the flowers against the tombstone and knelt down slowly. In a soft murmur, she addressed her departed mother, “Mom, are you at peace in heaven?

didn’t you?

passed away as

I’m the only

Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she

tombstone. T

and

gloom, revealing

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

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

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as a frown. “What

Mr. Jordan,”

gaze, retrieving a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about the orphanage? Any news?”

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

reported.

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

reminded, “Your father is coming to

face. “Then I’ll

“Got it…”

he noticed

warning, she

Evan exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and

“Caroline!”

pictures, a girl huddled on the bed,

calling

until her voice grew hoarse, but her mother never

the door

the doorway, only to find a few girls her

She pouted and shrunk back.

cry all day long! What a jinx!”

in a ponytail, was

forcefully at the girl on

cry again, I’ll stuff your mouth with

she glared at the girl in a ponytail

ponytailed girl

to teach you a lesson, you jinx!”

hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of her

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared at the ceiling.

again of that pitiful girl being

a familiar voice exclaimed, jolting

rushing out of the room,

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around and found the phone.

number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

her in the middle of the night?

blanket and quietly

bated breath, she awaited the caller’s introduction.

Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

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

passed away at the prison at 3.52

tomorrow,” the voice informed her solemnly.

went blank, a wave of disbelief crashing over

she murmured in

filled with

toward Bradley, she couldn’t deny

family during

up in her chest, she weakly collapsed

so suddenly?‘ she wondered, a sense

next morning, Evan received the same news. Without

in the early

her way to claim

by injuries, tears welled up in Caroline’s eyes uncontrollably.

observing her anguish. His own

bear.

prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he demanded, “Who did this?”

heavily. “There was an altercation in the prison,

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furrowed his brow. He knew that seeking compensation for her father’s life would

approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone,

his eyes, Evan stared at her intently. The

his

out

now,” Caroline interrupted, her lips pursed. “I can handle

his gaze fixed on her for a moment before he turned around and departed.

funeral home car arrived promptly Caroline joined them, and together they headed to