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. 

felt so nervous that she unwittingly clenched her fists. Her hands had been soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through the one-side glass and lock on her.

knows I have

Lucia gulped nervously. 

seconds later, August looked away and ordered, "Ask

the glass door and pressed the open button. She

smile, "Mr. Brook, Ms. Mitchell am sorry to keep you waiting. President Adams  has just finished the emergency.

and turned to Lucia.

the shock just now, and followed Director Brook  out of the inner

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

Brook smiled. "It's okay. President Adams, you're so busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly. He looked down at his wrist watch and said, "I'm afraid we won't have

have the meeting some other day. I'll be at

Brook nodded.

the caller's ID and hurriedly answered the call. Needless to say, it must be a call for work.

back with a serious look. "President Adams, an emergency at the studio. I gotta

"Go ahead."

Brook didn't think it necessary for him to stick around.

nodded and, after mentioning Lucia goodbye, he

Lucia and Burton

just stared at Lucia silently.

silence as well. They silently looked

He, without an extra word, walked out of the conference room and closed the

two of them were in the

August took the initiative to

breath and she knew what

utter word after coming out of the inner room, he still knew that she had seen

in her nervousness, tried to speak with composure. Yes. I saw

not a sound. After

declined, "Don't

up at her and asked, "What?

he also sensed the distance and the sudden

had pressed her

word by word, "August Adams, is it true that, in your eyes, everything

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