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 handsome. Surely there

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

I should

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

you

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

consume her. “I

had some alcohol and his skin was

muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask her insecurity. “Hurry

Nathaniel

he emerged

him. In fact, nobody else made him

lithe arm wrapped around Christina’s waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple

Corporation with an assistant first thing the

make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then print the agreement

meeting table, the five of them spent the entire morning going over 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

finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian

from his seat and straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come, let’s

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

two men headed for the bar in the office. Madison

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

had heard 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 knew her

slight smile

own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked