His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Falconridge for the burial."

"Don't worry, I'll handle the rest," Casper said as he moved closer, gently taking the thin notice from her hands. His voice was soothing and warm, "You've been exhausted these past few days. You need a good rest. After the cremation, we'll take the ashes back to Eliza looked at him through tear-filled eyes and nodded slightly.

...

As Eliza and Casper walked out of the crematorium with the urn in hand, they noticed Casper's car surrounded by several vehicles with Crescent Creek license plates. What's going on?

The people in the cars got out as soon as they saw her.

"Are you Mikey's daughter?" The man leading the group walked up to her.

Confused and on edge, she furrowed her brows, "Who are you?"

"I'm Lynn's brother, Jarred. My sister was with Mikey for years and even had a son with him. Now that he's gone, his property should at least go to his son, right?" They're here for the inheritance?

People who didn't care to visit when he was alive are now rushing to the crematorium's door, demanding a share of the inheritance the moment he dies.

What inheritance did Mikey have?

didn't leave

the world, his eyes shifting from Eliza's face to Casper

if my dad did leave me any money, what makes you think

really did leave everything to you? Keeping it all to yourself

holding Mikey's ashes, trying to get into

to block her, but Casper

his lips tightened with

seriously. He knew Mikey's daughter was single, so he assumed the man before him had no official status. "This is a private

I insist on being part of it?"

by his tall figure enveloped

think you can

his friends

trying to intimidate Casper with

over the money today, nobody's

to

could take on a hundred alone, "My fists might have something to say about