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 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

As there were scarcely any women by his side before,

I should keep an

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

curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you

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

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

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 gave a cough to mask her

assent, Nathaniel entered the

he emerged from his

fact, nobody else made

to his. It was in this manner the couple savored

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing

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

going over the finer points of

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

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

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

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

the two men headed for the bar

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

long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who

a slight smile but

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