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?”

drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be women who would throw themselves at him

scarcely any women by his

to be something I

was comforting a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m

sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and beautiful? Wouldn’t you want

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

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

his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, 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 his shirt and gave a cough to mask her insecurity. “Hurry

in assent, Nathaniel

he emerged from his

In fact, nobody

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

Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the

amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they

going over the finer points of the agreement, going

by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be

night after much revision. Then,

straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything.

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

for the bar in the office. Madison made

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

secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious

gave a slight smile but did

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