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?”

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

made her feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she

appears to be something I

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

gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and beautiful? Wouldn’t you want to speak with her at

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

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

had some alcohol and

from his shirt and gave

assent, Nathaniel

was back in bed by the time he emerged

him. In fact,

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

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the

Madison prepared the documents and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then

morning going over the finer

details contained

that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print

straightened his suit. “We’ve finally

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

men headed for the bar in the office. Madison made them

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

slight smile but did not

glasses of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the