“Sign the deed or I’ll sn:a:p your arm right here!” my brother screamed while slamming me against the truck outside Sunset Lavender Co. as our parents watched without emotion.

two oak trees near the entrance. Then I pulled the release rope.

The tarp dropped.

Beneath it stood a massive professionally crafted sign nearly two meters tall with bold gold lettering:

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: VERDANT VENTURES LLC.

My mother gasped and stumbled backward. My father’s jaw literally fell open.

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