Let Me Stay The Night

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?”

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

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

something I should keep

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

you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if you meet someone vivacious and beautiful?

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

darkened. His beady eyes seemed to consume her. “I promise

bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin

chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough

assent, Nathaniel entered

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

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

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

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an

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

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

between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits,

were only finalized that night after much revision. Then,

suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything. Come, let’s

office.” Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to have a drink after completing the

the two men headed for the bar in the

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

family, who cast

smile

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