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?”

dime in 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

made her feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never

be something I should keep an eye

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

for men to stare at beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take when I see handsome movie stars or models at

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

some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look

from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask her

assent, Nathaniel entered the

the time he emerged from his shower. He

sweet body scent calmed him. In fact,

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

Hadley Corporation with an

brewed coffee, 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 print the

the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups

of the discussion was conducted by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits,

terms, spanning several pages, were only finalized that night after

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

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

men headed for the bar in the

allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your

heiress to the Taggart family, who

gave a slight smile but did

own creation, Playboy, on the