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?”

light one’s cigarette and another to pour one’s drinks. They’re all the same. Nathaniel

any women by his side before, she

to be something I should

a small, furry creature. “There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but I will never

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 you

human nature for men to stare at beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take when I

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

which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him

muscular chest peeking out from his

Nathaniel

was back in bed by the time he emerged from his

calmed him. In fact, nobody else made

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

with an assistant first thing the following

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 agreement and

the entire morning going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups of coffee as they

Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated division of benefits, which could be taken advantage of by the opponent at the slightest

spanning several pages, were only finalized that night after

straightened his suit. “We’ve finally ironed

bar in my office.” Nathaniel, too, stood up. It’s not an unreasonable request to

file, the two men headed for the

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

secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious

slight smile but

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