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. 

sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through the one-side glass and lock on

have seen all these?

Lucia gulped nervously. 

looked away and ordered, "Ask them to come out.

and pressed the open button. She said to Lucia and Director

apologetic smile, "Mr. Brook, Ms. Mitchell am sorry to keep you waiting. President Adams

turned

recovered from the shock just now, and followed Director Brook  out

out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly,

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

meeting some other day. I'll be at the

nodded. "That's

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

serious look. "President Adams, an emergency at the studio. I gotta go and

"Go

canceled, Director Brook didn't

goodbye, he left in a hurry.

and Burton were left in the conference

just stared at Lucia silently.

his eyes in silence as well. They

the atmosphere. He, without an extra word,

them were

took the initiative to speak. "You saw

a deep breath and she knew what he meant..

August Adams. Even if she didn't utter word after coming out of the inner room, he still knew that she had seen everything in the

speak with composure. Yes.

his lips but uttered not a sound. After a short silence, he

declined, "Don't

crispy refusal made August frown. He looked up at her and asked,

distance and the sudden coldness.

her chest. She hesitated,

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

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