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

As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never considered that a

something I should keep an eye

comforting a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at

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

beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take

consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t.

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

out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask

in assent, Nathaniel entered the

he emerged from his

sweet body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made him feel that

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

an assistant first thing the

with freshly 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

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

the discussion was conducted by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained

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

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

stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request

file, the two men headed for the bar in the office. Madison

on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I

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

a slight smile but did not

of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the