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?”

one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely

scarcely any women by his side before, she had

I should keep an eye

creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a

her cheeks in her hands. Her 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

beautiful women? Even I will do

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

his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look as if he smelled like

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

in assent, Nathaniel

the time he

fact, nobody else made him feel that

tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored each

an assistant first thing

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

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

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

after

“We’ve finally ironed out

not an unreasonable request to have

the bar

Madison’s exquisite

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

a slight smile but did

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