Chapter 424 Cold-Blooded August 

 

Though Bishop left, the coldness in the conference room lingered. It even grew stronger the atmosphere  became grim and frightening. 

Director Downs had been paralyzed with fright. He looked at August and pleaded with a trembling voice, 

"President Adams, please forgive me. I was put up into this by Mr. Bishop..." 

Hearing this, August didn't relent at all. He turned to Jasper and ordered indifferently, "Business is business." Jasper immediately nodded. He dragged Director Downs by his back collar and dragged the man out of the  conference room. 

Lucia, as she watched everything happen in the conference room, kept emitting cold sweat. 

At this moment, August, to her, was completely a stranger. A stranger who would never dine with her, joke. 

with her or have a bet with her as he did days ago. 

Soon, the people in the conference room left. Only August and Burton were left. 

August flipped through the ledger at hand, exuding coldness of rage. Soon, he threw the book onto the table. 

and said, "Make copies of them and send them to my father.' 

Burton nodded. 

Since the Adams brothers had brutally put their hostilities with each other on the table, August didn't think it 

necessary to keep things secret and spare Bishop's feelings. It was merely a matter of time before Eliot Adamas knew it. 

At that moment, knocks were heard. Soon, the assistant pushed the door open. "President Adams." 

It was the assistant who brought Lucia and Director Brook in. She stood before August and looked towards the 

inner room. She reported, "President Adams, two film directors came for you. They were waiting in the  conference room. Due to the emergency, I put them in the inner room." 

Hearing this, August slowly landed his gaze on the inner room. 

been soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through the

I have seen all these?

Lucia gulped nervously. 

away and ordered, "Ask them to come

pressed the open button. She said to Lucia and

to keep you waiting. President Adams 

turned

She nodded, hardly recovered from the shock just now,

seem to be surprised by their coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly, "Sorry

Brook smiled. "It's okay. President Adams, you're so busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly. He looked down at

ahead! We would have to have the meeting some other

Brook nodded. "That's

ID and

with a serious look. "President Adams, an emergency at the studio. I gotta go and check it out."

"Go ahead."

today was canceled, Director Brook didn't think it

nodded and, after mentioning Lucia goodbye, he left in a

instant, only August, Lucia and Burton were left in the conference

at

silence as well. They silently

have sensed the strangeness in the atmosphere. He, without an extra word, walked out of the conference

moment, only the two of them were in

took the initiative to speak. "You saw everything?"

breath and she knew what he

after coming out of the inner room, he still knew that she

nervousness, tried to speak with

his lips but uttered not a sound. After a

subconsciously declined, "Don't bother.".

looked up at her

sensed the distance and the

something extremely heavy had pressed her chest.

by word, "August Adams, is it true that, in

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