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

were scarcely any women by his side before,

I

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

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

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

her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m going

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

from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask her insecurity. “Hurry

assent, Nathaniel entered

the time he emerged from his shower.

fact, nobody else

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

an

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

over the finer points of the agreement, going through several

details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be taken

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

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

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

for the bar in the office.

arm on the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I

family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that everybody knew her

slight smile but did not

on the table. Luke picked