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?”

drinks. They’re all

As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had

something I should

small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but I will never

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

for men to stare at beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take when I

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

loosened his tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look as if he smelled

peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to

in assent, Nathaniel

by the time he emerged from his

In fact, nobody else made him feel

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

Hadley Corporation with an assistant

immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out,

going over the finer points of

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

only finalized that night after much revision.

“We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come, let’s

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

for the bar in the office. Madison

on the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your secretary is, Mr.

to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright

gave a slight smile but

two glasses of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked one up and took a sip.