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. 

soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed

have seen all these?

Lucia gulped nervously. 

August looked away and ordered, "Ask them to come

assistant then walked towards the glass door and pressed

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

nodded and turned to

shock just now,

coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly, "Sorry  to keep

August nodded slightly. He looked down at his

would have to have the meeting some other day. I'll be at the shooting site when I am free."

Brook nodded. "That's

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

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

"Go ahead."

didn't think it necessary for him to

nodded and, after mentioning Lucia goodbye,

and Burton were

just stared at Lucia

eyes in silence as well. They silently looked at each

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

only the two of them were in the spacious

August took the initiative to

took a deep breath and

didn't utter word after coming out of the inner room, he still knew

her nervousness, tried to speak with composure.

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

declined, "Don't bother.".

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

sensed the distance and

felt that something extremely heavy had pressed her

it true that, in

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