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 dime in a dozen in places like those, with one to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be

thought made her feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before,

appears to be something I should keep

small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a

like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to

I will do a double–take when I see handsome movie stars

His beady eyes seemed to consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m going

attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look as if he smelled like

from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave

in assent, Nathaniel

he emerged from his

fact, nobody

body close to his. It was in this

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an

brewed coffee, Madison prepared the documents and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then print the agreement and sign

meeting table, the five of them spent the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement,

of the discussion was conducted by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could

night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print the

his seat and straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come, let’s have a

It’s not

the bar in

Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your secretary is, Mr.

family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that everybody knew

a slight smile

on the table. Luke picked one up and took a