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

knows I have seen all

Lucia gulped nervously. 

seconds later, August looked away and

walked towards the glass door and pressed the open button. She said to Lucia and

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

nodded and turned to Lucia. "Let's go."

panicked. She nodded, hardly recovered from the shock just now, and followed Director Brook  out of the

coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly,

be understanding." August nodded slightly. He

other day.

nodded.

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

look. "President Adams, an emergency at

"Go

canceled, Director Brook didn't think it necessary

Lucia goodbye, he left

instant, only August, Lucia and Burton were left in

just stared at

his eyes in silence as well. They silently looked at each other.

an extra word, walked

them were in the

took the initiative to

and she knew what he

Adams. Even if she didn't utter word after coming out of the inner room,

tried to speak with composure. Yes. I

lips but uttered not a sound. After a short silence, he said, "Let me drive you home."

subconsciously declined,

refusal made August frown. He looked up at her and

sensed the distance and the sudden

something extremely heavy had pressed her chest.

it true that, in your eyes,

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