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?”

women are a dime in a dozen in places like those, with one to light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same.

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

appears to be something I should keep

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

sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone

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

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

which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was

gaze away from his muscular chest peeking out from his

assent, Nathaniel entered

was back in bed by the time he emerged

calmed him. In fact, nobody else

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

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the following

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I

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

slight smile but did

on the