Garrett had quit his six-figure job to day-trade crypto.
He had told the family it was temporary.
Then he lost $890,000.
After that, he borrowed money from people who charged eighteen percent monthly interest.
Sienna did not know every detail and did not want to.
She knew enough to understand why her mother’s voice got tight on the phone and why her father suddenly began asking questions about acreage, crop value, and land appreciation.
The first time Vivien mentioned the deed, she made it sound practical.
“Your brother is in a difficult position,” she said.
Sienna stood in her kitchen with muddy boots on a towel and looked at the wall where she had taped the first lavender order she had ever shipped.
“I’m sorry to hear that,” Sienna said.
Vivien sighed.
“You have to stop acting separate from this family.”
That sentence told Sienna everything.
They had abandoned her when the land looked worthless.
