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?”

to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the

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

something I should keep an eye

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

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

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

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

had some alcohol and his skin was

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

assent, Nathaniel entered

he emerged from his shower.

In fact,

tiny body close to his. It was

an assistant

they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then print the

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

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

several pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left

seat and straightened his suit. “We’ve finally

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

men headed for the bar in the office. Madison made

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

long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her

smile but did

creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke