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?”

one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks.

any women by his side before, she had never considered that

be something I should

caressed Christina’s hair as if he was comforting a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but I

her cheeks in her hands. Her gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and

women? Even I will do a

consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m

attractively. He had some alcohol and his

muscular chest peeking out from his

in assent, Nathaniel entered the

by the time he emerged from his shower. He lay down

body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made

tiny body close to his. It

an assistant first thing

amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they could then print the agreement and sign

the meeting table, the five of them spent the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups of coffee

the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained

night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print the

suit. “We’ve finally ironed

too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a drink after

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

Madison’s exquisite figure.

that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do

gave a slight smile

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