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?”

women are a 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 is handsome.

women

to be something I should keep an

He caressed 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 never interact

makes you so sure that you

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

gaze darkened. His beady eyes seemed to consume her. “I promise

had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made

away from his muscular chest peeking out from

in assent, Nathaniel

by the time he

scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made him

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

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first

amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As

going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups of coffee as they did

details contained a calculated division of

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

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

office.” Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to

file, the two men headed for the bar in

linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented

family, who cast

gave a slight smile but

creation, Playboy, on