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?”

to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be women who would throw themselves at him

feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side

be something I should keep

momentarily. He caressed Christina’s hair as if he was comforting a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but

sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and beautiful? Wouldn’t

I will do a double–take when I see handsome

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

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

her gaze away from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt

Nathaniel entered the

was back in bed by the time he emerged from his shower. He lay

sweet body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made him feel that

to his. It was in this manner the couple

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an

and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As

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

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

that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to

“We’ve finally ironed out

not an unreasonable request to have a drink

headed for the bar in the

arm on the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your secretary is, Mr.

long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that everybody

a slight smile but did not

her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked one