"Dad, what did you hear about me?"
Nicholas looked at Adeline and gently said, "Adeline, you're now a Lockwood. Being a Lockwood doesn't only mean that you have to be careful of your demeanor in public, but you're also being protected by our family. You need to let us know if you've been bullied or mistreated in any way. Don't keep it to yourself. Otherwise, the other people will just think that the Lockwood family is weak."
"Dad, I'm back in one piece, didn't I? I know who it was behind my a*******n, but I don't have any evidence to prove it, and it would be a hassle to look for it. So, why don't we just let it go this once? I don't think she's going to make trouble anytime soon, anyway."
Adeline didn't want to trouble the Lockwood family only to handle such a little inconvenie
