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?

you? But now, there’s no

away as

only one left…”

Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as

tombstone. T

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

his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing the

“Have you found out who was

bowed his head. “Mr. Jordan, the person we’re dealing with is cunning.

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as a frown. “What I want is

Jordan,”

from his pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag, he asked, “How about the

director is still searching for information from that year. It will take some time,” Reuben

reported.

Evan made a decision. ‘I’ll go

Reuben reminded, “Your father is coming to Angelbay

“Then I’ll go the

“Got it…”

noticed

she suddenly

tossing his cigarette aside and rushing

“Caroline!”

a girl huddled on

calling out for her

grew hoarse, but her mother never appeared.

the door

gaze fixed on the doorway, only to find a few girls her

She pouted and

you do is cry all day

ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed a doll

hurled it forcefully at

cry again, I’ll stuff your mouth

the girl in

the ponytailed girl stormed toward her, raising her

to teach you a lesson,

Caroline shouted at the top of her lungs, suddenly jolting

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

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

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

her head and saw Lily rushing

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around and found the phone.

number displayed on the screen, a frown involuntarily

forehead.

her in the middle of the

curiosity, she shrugged off the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room

breath, she awaited the caller’s

Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,” the voice

Prison?”

with

your father passed away at the prison at 3.52

voice

wave

she murmured

phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming sense of

harboring resentment toward Bradley, she couldn’t

family during her childhood.

in her chest,

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

received the same news. Without hesitation, he

Caroline in the early

her

injuries, tears welled up

her anguish. His own pain became too difficult to

bear.

the prison guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as

altercation in the prison,

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seeking compensation for her

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

at her intently. The extreme calmness in her eyes

over his

Evan called out to heri

Caroline interrupted, her lips pursed.

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

Caroline joined them, and together they