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’s drinks. They’re all the

there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never considered

I should keep

darkened 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 I will

cheeks in her hands. Her gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them?

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

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

which bobbed attractively. He had some

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

in assent, Nathaniel

back in bed by the time he emerged

fact, nobody

waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored each

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant

brewed coffee, Madison prepared the documents and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during

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

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

spanning several pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print the recorded

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

Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to

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

linger on Madison’s exquisite

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

slight smile

glasses of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked