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?

Beautiful women are a dime 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 there will be women who would throw themselves at him even without being paid to.

there were scarcely any women by his

to be something I should keep an eye on.

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

her cheeks in her hands. Her gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t

stare at beautiful women? Even I

models at

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

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attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed

away from his muscular chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough

Nathaniel entered the bathroom.

the time he emerged

sweet body scent 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

at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the

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

going over the finer points of the agreement, going through several cups of coffee as they did so.

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

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

his suit. “We’ve finally ironed out everything.

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

men headed for the bar

Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite

who cast aside her birthright to do something so blatantly obvious that

a slight smile but did

placed two glasses of a mix of her own creation, Playboy, on the table. Luke picked

had sought the tutelage of a professional to mix

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