His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

The Snyder family was in a frenzy.

Three days after Mikey's funeral, the whole Snyder clan, along with a few family friends, gathered at Eliza's quaint little house.

It was Eliza's first face-to-face with Lynn. And the first time she seriously observed her half-brother up close.

"Eliza, we've all come here. Let's not play games. Lay out the assets so we can divide them fairly. What's ours, we won't give up. What's not, we don't want," Jarred said, slamming the table, his demeanor quite menacing.

Lynn didn't dare look directly at Eliza, keeping his head down, his young and somewhat charming face tinged with a barely noticeable helplessness.

"I'm willing to split the assets, but before we do that, I have some questions for her," Eliza's gaze locked onto Lynn.

the money, he

death and lived under a new identity with you in Crescent Creek, claiming to be your husband, his affection for you ran deep. He was willing to leave his wife of over twenty years to be with

benefits, Eliza couldn't

wanted to say something but didn't dare. Hesitant, her head hung even lower, her

of my dad's assets, you

long silence, Lynn slowly raised her head... First, she glanced at Jarred, then finally met Eliza's eyes, "His love for me was real,

heartless, but they shouldn't be shameless. Lynn lowered her head again, this time even lower, almost burying it in her knees. No matter what

feeling it was time to get to business, "...my sister is timid. If you scare her, you'll cover the medical expenses.

Didn't she know my dad had a wife and kids? She could have been his daughter by age. How could

were full of disdain and

to divide