Daddy’s Doting Addiction

Chapter 87

Chapter 87 “Wait up!” Naomi exclaimed. She chased after the young man in white as he began to disappear into the crowd. “Mister Long Legs!” Naomi finally caught up to the young man and grabbed onto his shoulder. “I’m sorry, Miss. I think you got the wrong guy,” said the young man as he turned towards her with a confused expression on his face.

He was not her Mister Long Legs. “I‘m sorry. I was mistaken,” Naomi replied dejectedly before stepping aside to let the stranger walk past her. Was it because she missed that boy too much? Her mind suddenly went back to that dark and stormy night outside of the abandoned warehouse.

She had clearly seen Mister Long Legs‘s face. There was no way it was her imagination. “Didn‘t you go get something to drink?“. A deep voice traveled from behind Naomi. She turned to find Jack standing before her. His tall, muscular build sheltered her from the evening sun. “Are you done with your call?” Naomi tried to change the subject. Unfortunately, she had not figured out how to bring up what happened that night. “Yeah,” Jack replied. He gave her a once–over and noticed her drooping head. She looked worn out and was probably tired after the long day. “Let‘s head over to the last program. I‘ll get Sean to take you home after that.” Naomi misunderstood Jack’s intentions, and she could not help but frown. “Sure. Let‘s go,” Naomi replied absent–mindedly.

He must not want to waste any more time after that phone call from the orphan girl.

As Jack and Naomi stood in line for the Ferris wheel, they were so far apart that another person could have stood between them with room to spare.

They stuck out like a sore thumb compared to the other couples around them.

While the other couples basked in loving bliss, Jack and Naomi sat in awkward silence in their cozy pod. 1

Naomi looked out the window and pretended to take in the scenery. She then pulled out her phone and scrolled through it.

She accidentally opened up the memo she typed up the day before.

(Thank Jack for the night at the warehouse.] Her heart tightened at the sight of the memo. She had planned to thank Jack yesterday, but she forgot about it after Jack repeatedly antagonized her.

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She had put it off for so long that it became difficult to find a chance to properly do it. At that moment, music began to play from the speakers.

“It‘s time for the ‘Ferris Wheel Declaration of Love!‘ Legend has it that if you confess your love when you reach the top of the Ferris wheel, you will definitely succeed!” After the announcement, sweet love songs began to flood their pod. The couples in the other pods went straight into action. Some even brought out gifts and props for their confessions.

Jack and Naomi raised their heads simultaneously and met each other‘s gaze.

“Hey...”

Naomi mustered up her courage and tugged at her sleeve. “I haven‘t properly thanked you for saving me that day!”

Jack was stunned, and the corners of his lips curled into a lazy grin. However, the proud Prince of Gin City could not easily accept gratitude! “Hmph! Here I thought I saved an ungrateful child!” Jack teased. “Who said I was ungrateful?” Naomi snapped. “I don‘t like being indebted to people, so go ahead and state your price!”

“Alright. I‘ll keep that in mind,” Jack replied with raised brows as he pulled out his phone. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Naomi‘s eyes widened as Jack made a note on his phone.

How could that petty man be the President of a company? After Jack locked his phone screen, his fingers paused as if he recalled something. His expression turned awkward as he said, “This phone slips pretty easily. I don‘t blame you for what happened last time.”

His voice was low, but Naomi heard every word. “Hmph! It‘s a good thing you figured that out! Hurry up and throw out that ancient phone for a new one already!” Naomi‘s lips involuntarily curled into a wide grin. Then, as her eyes sparkled with mirth, her mood instantly turned for the better.

Chapter 88 Was it really that difficult for the stubborn Prince of Gin City to offer a simple apology? At that moment, Jack and Naomi‘s pod approached the highest point of the Ferris wheel A giant bunch of heart– shaped balloons floated past their eyes outside the pod. Moments later, they began their descent. “I‘ll introduce some of the best phones with good encryption functions to you,” Naomi chimed.

As a hacker, she naturally had a knack for the latest technology. She picked out the links of a few phones and sent them to Jack “I’ll take a look.”

Jack scrolled through his phone as he pondered the question he wanted to ask at the haunted house.

He knew that it was impossible, but he could not stop thinking about it. A tender expression appeared as the rays from the setting sun touched the side of his clean shaven face.

The casual, white hoodie he wore was in stark contrast with the sternness of his usual black suits. It brought out a certain youthfulness in him.

He almost looked like a popular college senior.

Naomi stared at Jack in stunned silence. Why did he remind her of Mister Long Legs? “There‘s something I want to ask you!”

“There‘s something I want to ask you!”

To their surprise, they both spoke up at the same time. Jack raised an eyebrow, signaling for Naomi to speak first. “Go ahead.”

“When you came to save me that night, did you see a clean–cut, handsome young man in a white shirt? He held a transparent umbrella, and he should‘ve been standing right in front of

me...”

Naomi did her best to describe the young man in detail. She was worried that Jack had forgotten.

“No!” Jack snapped as his expression turned ice cold. He had no idea why he denied it so vehemently. All he knew was that he felt annoyed recalling how Naomi once mentioned how she liked younger filen.

“I sec,” Naomi replied in disappointment.

“I guess I really did imagine it. There‘s no way Mister Long Legs would be that young after all

these years.”

“What did you say?” Jack‘s head snapped up, and his dark eyes shot straight to Naomi. He thought she mentioned a familiar name that he had not heard in ten years! “It‘s nothing. I was just talking to myself. So, what did you want to ask me?” Naomi was dejected and did not want to continue the topic.

“I...”

Their pod arrived at the end of the ride just as Jack was about to speak, and an announcement came through the speakers. “We have come to the end of the Ferris wheel ride. Please take all of your belongings and exit the pod in an orderly manner.” At the end of the announcement, Naomi asked, “What did you say? I couldn‘t hear you.” Jack blinked and replied nonchalantly, “It‘s nothing. Let‘s go.” “Okay,”

Naomi responded. She figured that it probably was not an important question. As they left the amusement park, Jack had to stop by the office, so Sean sent Naomi home. Naomi noticed that Sean made multiple attempts to turn his head and say something on the car ride home, but he stopped every time. When they finally arrived at Hough Mansion, Sean called out for Naomi just as she was about to get out of the car. “Miss Naomi!”

“Say what you need to say, Sean. You‘ve held back the whole car ride here. Isn‘t that uncomfortable?” Naomi teased as she crossed her arms and glanced playfully at Sean.

“The night you got in trouble, Mister Hough purposely worked late just so he could finish early. He made me book the earliest flight back and even bought a bunch of snacks from Royal City for you. He was only mad because he didn‘t see you when he got home.” “He bought snacks for me?” Naomi‘s jaw dropped. She was at a loss for words. She could hardly believe that the bitter old man would come home early just to see her, let alone buy snacks for her.

How long had it been since someone cared for her like that? Naomi held her chest as she felt the toughest parts of her stone–cold heart begin to melt.