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?”

dozen in places like those, with one to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be women who would throw themselves at

women by

I

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

makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them?

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

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

which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and

out from his shirt and gave a

in assent, Nathaniel entered the

in bed by the time he emerged from

sweet body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody

lithe arm wrapped around Christina’s waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored each other’s

an assistant first thing

term they would go over

over the finer points

business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be taken advantage

pages, were only finalized that night after much revision.

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

Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a drink

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

bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s

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

slight smile but

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