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. 

so nervous that she unwittingly clenched her fists. Her hands had been soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be

I have seen all

Lucia gulped nervously. 

seconds later, August looked away and ordered, "Ask

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

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

Brook nodded and turned

from the shock just now, and followed Director Brook

out from the

be understanding." August nodded slightly. He looked down at

other day. I'll be at

nodded.

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

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

"Go

was canceled, Director Brook didn't think it necessary for

nodded and, after mentioning Lucia goodbye, he

an instant, only August, Lucia and Burton were left in

stared at

silence as well. They silently looked

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

the two of them were

initiative to speak. "You saw everything?"

breath and she knew what he

of the inner room, he still knew that she had seen everything in the

tried to speak with composure. Yes. I saw everything."

After

declined,

up at her and asked,

he also sensed the distance and

heavy had pressed her chest. She hesitated, but

Adams, is it

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