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?”

another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be

women by his side before, she had never considered that

to be something I should keep

furry creature. “There

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?

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

her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m going to take

his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink

muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave

assent, Nathaniel

back in bed by the time he emerged from his shower. He lay down beside

In fact, nobody else made

tiny body close to his. It was in this manner

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first

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 out, they could then print

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

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

only finalized that night after

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

up. It’s not

for the bar in the office. Madison made them

on the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew

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

slight smile but did

Playboy, on the