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. 

had been soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be

have

Lucia gulped nervously. 

away and ordered, "Ask them to come out.

pressed the open button.

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

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

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

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

August nodded slightly. He looked down at his wrist watch and said,

Business ahead! We would have to have the meeting some other day. I'll

Brook nodded. "That's fine."

phone rang. Director Brook had a look at the caller's ID and hurriedly answered the call. Needless to say, it must

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

"Go

didn't think it necessary for

goodbye, he left

August, Lucia and Burton were

just stared at Lucia silently.

well. They silently

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

only the two of them were in

August took the initiative

took a deep breath and she knew what

coming out of the

in her nervousness, tried to speak

uttered not a sound. After a short silence, he said,

declined, "Don't bother.".

looked up at her and asked, "What? Afraid of me?"

he also sensed the distance and the sudden

felt that something extremely heavy had pressed her chest. She

and said word by word, "August Adams, is it true that,

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