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?”

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 same. Nathaniel is handsome. Surely there will be women who would throw themselves at him even without

feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before,

I should keep

darkened momentarily. He 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 will

“What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them?

to stare at beautiful women? Even I will

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

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

his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and

Nathaniel

time he emerged from his shower. He lay down beside

In fact,

arm wrapped around Christina’s waist, pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the couple savored

an assistant first

with freshly brewed coffee, Madison prepared the documents and the computers on which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over during the meeting. As soon as the details were ironed out, they

going over the finer points of the agreement, going through

and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be taken advantage of by the

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

his seat and straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come,

not an unreasonable request to have a drink after completing the negotiations.

two men headed for the

an arm on the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how talented your

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

smile but did

mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked one up