A Crazy Night Novel

Chapter 264 Unrequited

She was greeted by a gust of cold air upon exiting the private room, dampening the warmth that had arisen in her.

Walking behind Nathaniel, Madison replayed the incident of him spurning Luke for her.

Mr. Hadley cares about me. He rejects another man’s advances toward me as soon as he sees his intentions.

Lowering her head, Madison smiled surreptitiously to herself.

As soon as they emerged from the hotel entrance, Sebastian sent Nathaniel home.

Madison stared until the black Maybach disappeared into the distance before looking away reluctantly.

It was late at night when he arrived back at Scenic Garden Manor.

Nathaniel pushed open the door and found Christina on the couch, exploring an illustration software on her tablet.

She wore her hair in a ponytail and was dressed in a long sleeping gown. She wore a pair of white socks, and the way her feet swung idly looked endearing.

Hearing the footsteps, Christina turned around. She narrowed her eyes. “Have you been smoking, Mr. Hadley?”

The stench of alcohol and burnt tobacco was especially pungent against the faint fragrance of the room.

Only when he sniffed his jacket did Nathaniel realize it stank. “I had business to discuss earlier.”

Like an agile kitten, Christina leaped off the couch and arrived before him in several quick strides. “At a karaoke lounge? Or a private room? Were there pretty girls to drink with you?”

a dozen in places like those, with one to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks.

women by his side

to be something I should keep an eye

creature. “There are occasions when I’m

gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and beautiful? Wouldn’t you want

women? Even I will do a double–take when I see handsome

consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m going to

he loosened his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink

muscular chest peeking out from his

Nathaniel entered the

was back in bed by the time he emerged from his

him. In fact,

wrapped around Christina’s waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the

documents and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would

the entire morning going over the finer points of the

the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits,

night after much revision. Then, Sebastian

rose from his seat and straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out

not an unreasonable

the two men headed for the bar in the office.

allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s

to the Taggart family, who cast aside

a slight smile but did

creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked one up