Chapter 30: Protective Daddy.

Chapter 30 - Protective Daddy.The trio came home and Leo's mood was a little heavy. After all, he was so close to his lifelong enemy, yet his vengeance was so far. Leo understood that he could not act before he secured his family. Last time, his father was blindsided because he trusted the people that were the most venomous and it caused their downfall.

Leo sat in the living room, and was thinking about what he should do when Lily said, "Baba, do you know Miss Verse taught me something very wise today."

The young man snapped back to reality and asked her with a smile on his face, "What did she teach you?"

Lily replied, "We were all painting, and I was thinking about what I should be painting but I could not make up my mind, so Miss Verse told me to pick up the brush, and dip it in paint then I should just make any stroke that I want to.

I asked her how it would be a painting if my strokes were messy, and Miss Verse replied, 'Sometimes, it is necessary to live in the moment and not know what you want to do. One should relax and enjoy the moment of confusion. Eventually they will find the way ahead. I should not hold back and just go along with what's ahead of me.'

Miss Verse is so wise, but sometimes her words make my brain swell."

Leo was stunned, at the moment he was thinking about the things that he should be doing in the future while he had yet to get a foothold in his present. This anecdote from Lily taught him to deal with the present first and then think about the future, and also, sometimes when our mind cannot find a way to move ahead, it was good to take a pause and relax.

The young man looked at the little doll who was holding her head in her palms, and chuckled as he said, "Come, let Baba see where you have swelling."

Then he caught hold of Lily's tiny figure and began to tickle her. The house echoed with their chuckles and loving banter. Leo then took Lily for the Piano lesson and also streamed on the side when he read a comment.

A viewer asked him what he should do if he wanted to learn piano but his budget is short. Leo thought for a bit and said, "You can buy some electronic keyboard which is under your budget and practice on that. See, this is the simplest solution, or you can see if there are groups that allow you to join and learn for free, but make sure you do proper re