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?”

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

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

I should

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

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 speak

for men 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 to take

spoke, he loosened his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and

muscular chest peeking out from

in assent, Nathaniel entered the

the time he emerged from his shower. He lay

calmed him. In fact, nobody else

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

with an assistant first thing

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 entire morning going over the finer points

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

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

straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed

up. It’s not an unreasonable request to

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

on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your

the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do

smile but

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