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?”

another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely

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

something I should keep an eye

“There are occasions when I’m forced to be

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

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

her. “I promise I

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

chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough

assent, Nathaniel entered

time he emerged from his

In fact, nobody else made

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

Corporation with an assistant

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

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

by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of

only finalized that night after

“We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come,

stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a

men headed for the bar in

gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how

had heard long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that everybody knew

smile but

her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked