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.

thought made her feel uneasy. As there were scarcely any women by his side before, she had never considered that a problem.

to be something I should keep an eye

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

you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What

men to stare at beautiful women? Even I will do a

models at work.

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

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

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

Nathaniel entered

he emerged from his shower. He lay down beside her.

calmed him. In fact, nobody else made him feel that

pulling her tiny body close to his. It was in this manner the

an assistant first

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

morning going over the finer points of

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

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

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

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

the bar in the office. Madison made them

Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure. “I never knew

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

slight smile but did

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

sought the tutelage

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