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?

hatred toward Dad, didn’t you? But

away

I’m the only

both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she

tombstone. T

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

clouded with gloom, revealing the depths of his

Evan inquired, “Have you found

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

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manifested as a frown. “What

Jordan,” Reuben replied

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

information from that year. It will take some

reported.

Evan made a

reminded, “Your father is coming to Angelbay City tomorrow.”

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

“Got it…”

spoke, he noticed Caroliné standing

warning, she suddenly

Evan exclaimed, tossing his cigarette aside and rushing

“Caroline!”

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

repeatedly calling out

hoarse, but her mother never

door swung

straightened up, her gaze fixed on the doorway, only

room. She pouted and shrunk

crying again. All you do is cry all

ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed

and hurled it forcefully at

I’ll stuff your mouth with

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

me! How dare you!” the ponytailed girl stormed toward

going to teach you a lesson,

the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting awake.

heavily, fear lingering in her eyes as she stared

had dreamt once again of that pitiful

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

rushing out

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spun around and

number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

in

shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of

call. With bated breath, she awaited

Is this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

flutter with unease. “What’s going

that your father passed away at the

voice informed

blank, a wave of disbelief crashing over

dead?” she

her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense

Bradley, she couldn’t deny the hardships he endured

for the family during her childhood.

up in her chest, she weakly collapsed onto the sofa.

does everything have to happen so suddenly?‘ she wondered,

same news. Without hesitation, he

Caroline in the early

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

face, marred by injuries, tears

door, silently observing her anguish. His own

bear.

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

prison guard sighed heavily. “There was an altercation in

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compensation for her father’s life would be meaningless

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

her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a

his own.

out to heri

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

on her for a moment before he turned around

joined them, and together they headed to