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?”

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 women who

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

to be something I should keep an

caressed Christina’s hair as if he was comforting a small, furry creature. “There

her hands. Her 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 to

will

gaze darkened. His beady eyes seemed to consume her.

Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol

from his shirt and gave a cough to mask

assent, Nathaniel entered

back in bed by the time he emerged from his

fact,

around Christina’s waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing

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,

the five of them spent the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups of coffee as they

business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be

pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian

his suit. “We’ve

Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a drink after completing

two men headed for the bar in

allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure.

had heard long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside

slight smile but did

glasses of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked one up and took a