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 there will be women

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

appears to be something I should keep an eye

“There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such

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 beautiful? Wouldn’t

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

gaze darkened. His beady eyes seemed to consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t. I’m going to

he spoke, he 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 like

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

assent, Nathaniel entered the

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

sweet body scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made

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

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an

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

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

details contained a calculated

spanning several pages, were only finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left

suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything.

It’s not an unreasonable request to have a

for the

to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I

the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something

a slight smile but did

creation, Playboy, on the table.