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. 

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

knows I have seen

Lucia gulped nervously. 

seconds later, August looked away and ordered, "Ask

pressed the open button. She said to

Mitchell am sorry to keep you waiting. President Adams  has just finished the emergency. Please come

Brook nodded and turned to Lucia. "Let's

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

by their coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly,

you're so busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly.

ahead! We would have to have the meeting some other day. I'll be at the shooting site

Brook nodded. "That's

rang. Director Brook had a look at the caller's ID and hurriedly answered the

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

nodded. "Go

the meeting today was canceled, Director Brook didn't think it necessary for him

Lucia goodbye, he left in a hurry.

and Burton were left in the

stared at Lucia

well. They silently looked at

the strangeness in the atmosphere. He, without an extra word,

them were in

the initiative to speak. "You saw

a deep breath and she

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

tried to speak with composure.

this, August moved his lips but uttered not a sound. After a short silence, he said, "Let me drive

declined, "Don't

He looked up

the distance and

that something extremely heavy had pressed her chest. She hesitated, but

word by word, "August Adams, is it true

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