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 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 being

feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never

I should keep an

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

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 want to

to stare at beautiful women? Even I will do a double–take when I see handsome movie stars or

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

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

her gaze away from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask her insecurity. “Hurry

in assent, Nathaniel entered

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

scent calmed him. In fact, nobody else made

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

with an assistant first thing the

which they could make immediate amendments to any term they would go over

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

of the 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 taken advantage of by the opponent at the

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

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

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

men headed for the bar in the office. Madison made them

linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew how

who cast aside her

slight smile

on the table.