Let Me Stay The Night Novel (Christina and Nathaniel)

Chapter 264

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.

As there were scarcely any women by his side before,

to be something I should

“There are occasions when I’m forced to be at such a place, but I will never interact

cupped her cheeks in her hands. Her gaze twinkled like a curious child’s. “What makes you so sure that you wouldn’t talk to them? What if

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

models

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

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tie and exposed his Adam’s apple, which bobbed attractively. He had some alcohol and his skin was flushed pink which made him look as

chest peeking out from his shirt and gave a cough to mask

in assent, Nathaniel entered the bathroom.

by the time he emerged from

calmed him. In fact, nobody

his. It was in this manner the

appeared at Hadley Corporation with an assistant first thing the

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

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

of the discussion was conducted by only two people–exemplifying the juxtaposition between business and war. Seemingly irrelevant details contained a calculated

finalized that night after much revision. Then, Sebastian left to print the recorded documents.

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

not an unreasonable

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

the bar, Luke allowed his gaze to linger on Madison’s exquisite figure.

had heard long ago that Nathaniel’s secretary was the heiress to the Taggart family, who cast aside her birthright to do something so

gave a slight smile but did

Playboy, on

the tutelage of a professional to

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