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.

wanted to object but, thinking of the

to be your husband, his affection for you ran deep. He was willing to leave his wife of over twenty years to be with you. How could you bear to send him away when he was sick, not

truly thought. If Lynn was really that heartless, only seeing benefits, Eliza couldn't possibly share the little house left behind. But if she genuinely had difficulties, that

say something but didn't dare. Hesitant, her

dad's assets, you need to

her head... First, she glanced at Jarred, then finally met Eliza's eyes, "His love for me was real, but... my

were you also confused?" Eliza was livid at such nonsense. People can be 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 Eliza asked afterward,

to business, "...my sister is timid. If

the first time I've heard of a timid person becoming the other woman. Didn't she know my dad had a wife and kids? She could have been his daughter by age.

eyes were full of disdain

off, "We're here to divide the assets, what's