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?”

drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is

uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never considered that

appears to be something I should keep an

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

twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you

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

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

his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look as if he smelled like a

out from his shirt and gave a cough

in assent, Nathaniel

the time he emerged from his shower. He lay down

body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody

to his. It was in

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant

they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then

them spent the entire morning going over the finer points of the

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 be taken advantage of by the opponent at the

that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to

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

my office.” Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an

single file, the two men headed for the bar in the office. Madison made them

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

to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that

a slight smile

her own creation, Playboy, on the table.