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?”

pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be women who would throw themselves at him even

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

be something I should keep an eye

if he was comforting a small, furry creature. “There

twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them?

Even I will do a double–take when I see handsome movie stars or

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

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

gaze away from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough

Nathaniel entered the

by the time he emerged from his shower. He

him. In fact, nobody

her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored each other’s heartbeats until dawn

an assistant first thing

which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were

table, the five of them spent the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement,

two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be

pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print the

“We’ve

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

who cast aside

a slight smile

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