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?”

a dozen in places like those, with 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 would throw themselves at him even without being

any women by his side before, she had never

appears to be something I

small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such

sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What

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

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

which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look

turned her gaze away from his muscular chest peeking out from

Nathaniel

back in bed by the time he

calmed him. In fact, nobody else

to his. It was in this manner the couple savored each other’s heartbeats until dawn

Corporation with an assistant first thing

amendments to any term they would go over

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

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 slightest lapse in

only finalized that night after much

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

stood up. It’s not

men headed for the bar in the office. Madison

to linger on Madison’s exquisite

the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her

slight smile but did not

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