PAID



"Mr. Reuben, what are you saying? Marie and I are closer than sisters. I've been coming to the Whitman residence to play since I was a child, and you've always treated me like one of your own.@@novelbin@@

"I was just worried people would say I was overreaching. Now that the Wray family has risen, I finally feel confident enough not to worry about that," Lynette spoke skillfully.

People tended to value family ties more as they aged, and Reuben was no exception.