Morris was very happy that Jacqueline wanted to protect him, but he wondered when he would be able to protect her too. He didn't want to always be the one being protected. He hoped that one day, he could protect her as well!

-

That evening, Jackson asked his daughter, "So, you went to the hospital with Morris today and skipped your piano lesson?"

"Yeah, Morris was bullied at school today, and someone stole the watch Fred gave him," Jacqueline answered angrily.

"So, how are you going to solve this?" Jackson asked.

"Daddy, can you make sure Morris doesn't get bullied at school anymore?" Jacqueline said. "I don't want to see Morris getting hurt anymore. I promised him that I would protect him."

Jackson's eyes flickered slightly at her words. "Protect him? Has he become so important to you that you want to protect him?"

Jacqueline didn’t quite understand the deeper meaning behind her father’s words.

She simply replied, "Morris is my friend. Of course, I want to protect him if he'