The call soon went through and Old Mr. Houston voice could be heard from the other side, "Gracy, the Waverly family is in dire straits now, but it's not that we don't want to help them. It's just that they're in need of too much money and the amount is beyond our means. I know… you're their daughter-in-law and you're being put in a spot. However, we really don't have a choice. If we were to help the Waverly family, we'll end up getting ourselves implicated as well."
Gracy felt a little guilty after hearing her father's tired voice.
Old Mr. Houston said, "The Houston Family and Waverly family have been longtime friends and in-laws with them for so many years. Why would we leave them in the lurch? We did try to help them before and gave them lots of money, but we've already done everything we could. Now… I'm old in my years and no longer have a say in the family. Your uncle insists that we don't fork out a single cent. There's nothing I can do."
