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?”

one’s drinks. They’re all the same.

As there were scarcely any women by his side

appears to be something I should

a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be

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

at beautiful women? Even I will do a

consume her. “I promise I wouldn’t.

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

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

Nathaniel entered

he emerged from his shower.

scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made him

his. It was in this manner the couple savored each other’s heartbeats until dawn

Corporation with an assistant

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 could then print

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

discussion was conducted by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be

finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian

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

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

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

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

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

gave a slight smile but

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