"Absolutely! It's him! It's Eric from Salt City!" Ruth exclaimed. "Dad, you said you wouldn't be angry. Besides, you mentioned it yourself—the circle is small. Who else can I look for?

"Speaking of which, your daughter is also outstanding, but outstanding men are few and far between. What can I do? Oh, I can't just sit back and do nothing because Sylvia made the first move, right?"

Lionel was still fuming. Pursuing Eric as both a boyfriend and a son-in-law—wasn't this just inviting ridicule up