Poor Dad Defends Daughter against His Boss’ Spoiled Son and Gets Promoted – Story of the Day

After learning his daughter was being bullied by his boss’s son, Harold took matters into his own hands. He even suspected his actions would land him in hot water and get him fired. But what happened next was beyond his wildest dreams.

Harold was a single father to his daughter, Taylor, and worked as an ordinary manager for a private company. Like most dads, he wanted to do the best for his daughter, but he had debts, a house mortgage, and plenty of bills to pay each month.

As a result, Harold had to think twice before buying anything for himself or Taylor. That explained why, despite working in the same position for six years with no promotion, he treasured his job. After all, how else would he support his daughter?

But everything changed one day. Taylor came home crying and refused to talk to him. Despite him asking again and again if something had happened at school, she didn’t tell him anything. But soon, he chanced upon her personal diary, and he cried as he read it…

“Taylor, sweetie, welcome home—” Harold was setting the lunch table as she walked in, but she didn’t even look at him and ran to her room, crying.

Harold went after her, but she locked her door.

“Taylor, sweetie, what’s wrong? Are you alright?” he asked, but all she said was, “Leave me alone, Daddy! I don’t want to talk!”

“Honey, is everything ok?” he asked again.

“Go away, Daddy! Please!” she yelled. “I don’t need your help! I don’t!”

Harold left. He gave Taylor the space she needed. She was a teen girl, after all, and sometimes, girls find it hard to share things with their dads. Sometimes, they need their moms, Harold thought, to talk about their crushes and heartbreaks and more.

An hour later, Taylor came out of her room and just left the house.

“Where are you going, Taylor? You didn’t have lunch, and I have to leave for work!” Harold asked her before she left.

“Just go to work, Daddy. I’m going over to Stacey’s,” she said rudely as she slammed the front door behind her.

Harold came home every afternoon for lunch because he didn’t want Taylor to eat alone. After that, she’d stay at Stacey’s house until he returned home.

Harold was about to leave for work that day, but he didn’t because his mind was preoccupied with Taylor. He hadn’t seen her so disturbed since her mother died. He knew what he was about to do was wrong, but he decided to check her room, thinking he’d come across something that would explain her bad mood.

When Harold entered Taylor’s room, he...