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?”

another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is

made her feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women

be something I should keep an

“There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but I

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

beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take when

gaze darkened. His beady eyes seemed to consume her.

which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol

out from his shirt and gave a cough

assent, Nathaniel

he

calmed him. In fact, nobody else made

waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner

Corporation with an assistant first

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

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

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

terms, spanning several pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left

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

bar in my office.” Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a drink after completing

men headed for the bar in

bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew

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

a slight smile but did

Playboy, on the table.