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?

away

the only one

both Evan and Reuben quietly observed Caroline as she knelt before the

tombstone. T

out a sigh and remarked, “Mr.

his eyes clouded with gloom, revealing

a moment, Evan inquired, “Have you found out who was

we’re dealing with is cunning. Every time we uncover a clue, it’s swiftly erased.”

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displeasure manifested as a frown. “What

Mr. Jordan,”

pocket and lighting it. After taking a drag,

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

reported.

his cigarette, Evan made a decision. ‘I’ll go

“Your father is coming to

face. “Then I’ll go

“Got it…”

noticed

she

tossing his cigarette aside and rushing to her

“Caroline!”

girl huddled on

calling out for

grew hoarse, but

door swung

on the doorway, only to find

room. She pouted and shrunk back.

again. All you do is cry all

tied in a ponytail, was consumed by anger. She grabbed a doll

it forcefully at the girl on the

cry again, I’ll stuff

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

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

teach you a lesson,

hitting her!” Caroline shouted at the top of

fear lingering in her eyes as she stared

dreamt once again of that pitiful girl

familiar voice

her head and saw Lily rushing out of the room, brimming with excitement.

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spun around and found the phone.

on the screen, a

forehead.

was it calling her in the middle of the night?

the blanket and quietly slipped

the call. With bated breath, she awaited

Is this Caroline? This is Angelbay Prison,”

Prison?”

started to flutter with unease. “What’s

inform you that your father passed away at the prison at 3.52

voice

blank, a wave

he’s dead?” she

lowered the phone, her eyes filled with an overwhelming

she couldn’t deny the hardships he endured while

for the family

welling up in her chest, she

she wondered,

news. Without hesitation, he rushed to the

in the

made her way to claim Bradley’s lifeless body.

father’s face, marred by injuries, tears welled

stood outside the door, silently observing her anguish. His

bear.

guard, Evan’s voice grew icy as he

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

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

devoid of emotion. She approached Evan and spoke with a detached tone, Thank you for

The extreme calmness in her eyes cast a

over his

Evan called out to heri

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

for

car arrived promptly Caroline joined them, and