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

I have

Lucia gulped nervously. 

looked away and ordered, "Ask them to come

and pressed the open button.

to keep you waiting. President Adams  has just finished the

nodded and turned

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

coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly,

busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly.

some other day. I'll be at

Brook nodded. "That's fine."

he spoke, his phone rang. Director Brook had a look at the caller's ID and hurriedly answered the

Director Brook finished the call and came back with a serious look. "President Adams, an

"Go

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

mentioning Lucia goodbye, he left

and Burton were left in the

just stared at

silence as well. They silently looked

sensed the strangeness in the atmosphere. He, without an extra word, walked out of the conference room and closed the door.

moment, only the two of them

the initiative

and she knew

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

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

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

subconsciously declined, "Don't

made August frown. He looked up at her and asked, "What? Afraid

sensed the distance

pressed her

is it

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