Chapter: 2466

Without hesitation and without gauging anyone's reaction, Jonathan strode over to Naomi and leaned closer. "Who hurt you, Nola?"

Naomi blinked in surprise. She had carefully wiped her face clean, so how had he noticed?

"Dad, I wasn't crying!"

“Why pretend?" Jonathan's thick brows knitted tightly as he turned his piercing gaze toward Dooley, his expression darkening. "Explain. What's going on?"

Though Jonathan was no longer as involved in the business world, his authoritative aura was as sharp as ever. And Naomi-his cherished treasure, the one he could never bear to reprimand-was someone he refused to see wronged.