Jet described her domestic routine with Nana, noting that Nana quietly depends on her and that their living arrangement works well. While preparing dinner and searching for a casserole recipe, Jet received an email that mentioned Lillian, which immediately unsettled her.

Trying to keep her composure, Jet concealed the email’s impact from Nana. She made it through dinner and dessert at an exaggeratedly slow pace and then told Nana she was going to Cowtown Cup to edit photos, masking her urgency with small talk about tea.

At the coffee shop, Jet finally opened the email, which was from a man named Davis Condie in San Antonio. He provided personal details, links, and a family photo to prove he was legitimate, and explained that he was adopted at birth by Gus and Mary Condie, is married to Bekah, and has two children, Liam and Marigold.

Davis stated that his birth mother was Lillian Wright (later Lillian Bright), making him Jet’s half brother. He acknowledged Lillian’s death, emphasized that he sought no material gain, and said he was only looking for knowledge about his origins for himself and his children, including for a school project and a genealogy tree.

Davis invited Jet to meet on her terms, apologized for any distress, and assured her he would accept being ignored if she preferred. Jet’s reaction remained internal; she did not respond in the moment, leaving the chapter on the revelation of a previously unknown sibling and the decision before her.