DreameNovelThe 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was Eliza's first face-to-face with Lynn. And the first tshe seriously observed her half-brother up close.
"Eliza, we've all chere. 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 squestions for her," Eliza's gaze locked onto Lynn.
Jarred wanted to object but, thinking of the money, he held back, "Alright, go ahead." "Lynn, when our dad faked his 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 you. How could you bear to send him away when he was sick, not even visiting him before he died?" She needed to understand what Lynn 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 was a different story. Lynn's lips moved as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare. Hesitant, her head hung even lower, her body visibly tense.
"Lynn, if you want a share of my dad's assets, you need to tellthe truth, otherwise..." After a long silence, Lynn slowly raised her head... First, she glanced at Jarred, then finally met Eliza's eyes, "His love forwas real, but... my feelings for him... were always... nonexistent." "No feelings, then why have a child? Was he confused because of his age, or 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 teven lower, almost burying it in her knees. No matter what Eliza asked afterward, she remained silent. "You've asked your questions..." Jarred interjected, feeling it was tto get to business, "...my sister is timid. If you scare her, you'll cover the medical expenses. Now, about the assets..." Timid? What a joke.
"It's the first tI'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. How could she do something so shameless?" Eliza's eyes were full of disdain and contempt.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJarred impatiently cut her off, "We're here to divide the assets, what's the point of rehashing all that?"
"The asset is this house." Eliza laid out the situation, "This house belonged to both my mom and dad toare as joint property. I talked to a real estate agent, and it's currently worth three hundred thousand dollars. So, my dad's share is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and with three children, each gets fifty thousand dollars."
Eliza was giving a rough estimate. For the detailed division, whether a bit more or less, she planned to consult a lawyer. Hearing they could only get fifty thousand dollars, Jarred immediately protested.
"Fifty thousand? Are you kidding? Is this rundown house all Mikey had? e What about his money? After serving as an official for so many years, didn't he have any savings? Even if it's spent, it needs to be accounted for if it was his money."
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